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Idiot Lights

from When We Were Big by Boris McCutcheon

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lyrics

If you've got a good thing don't let it slip away
if you've got a good thing don't let it slip away
She could have been your queenie, oh but she's a million miles away

If you've got a good thing don't let it slip away

Stranded in needles, she's talking in riddles
stranded in needles, she's talking in riddles
the burnt perfume of this bleedin' rig; hit the deck I think I'm gonna wig!

If you've got a good thing don't let it slip away

Broken bones, twisted steel
broken bones, twisted steel
it's all behind me like a real bad meal

if you've got a good thing don't fall asleep at the wheel

I once saw a wedding on a stormy day
I once saw a wedding on a stormy day
the groom didn't hold on tight enough to the bride and she blew away

if you've got a good thing don't let it blow away

Idiot lights, idiot lights
idiot lights shining all night long
like a bitter song, all night long, into the dawn

If you've got a good thing don't let it slip away!

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from When We Were Big, released September 1, 2003
McCutcheon: vocals, '53 Martin acoustic guitar
Jeff Berlin: drums
Brett Davis: bass, lap steel
Pete Weiss: Gibson electric guitar

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Boris McCutcheon Dixon, New Mexico

Mother Ditch (2001) When We Were Big (2003) Turbulent Amusement (live) (2004) Cactusman vs the Blue Demon (2006) Lost Sessions and B-Sides (2006) Bad Road, Good People (2008) Wheel of Life (2010)Utrecht (live) (2011)Boris McCutcheon Sings the Songs of Townes Van Zandt (2012)Might Crash! (2013)I’m Here Let Me In (2017)• 2004 Boston Music Awards best male singer songwriter• 2004 ... more

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