DESCRIPTION:
Snake In The Grass is track 9 on Born With A Tail.
Rolling Machine Records, 2003.

If I was a bird I'd build a big nest
Out of fiberglass and wigs and asbestos
I'd weave cigarette butts in the strands of hair
And plastic grocery bags with receipts still there

'Cause I'm a snake in your grass
I'm a hook in the sea
I'm a bee in your flowers
And I am a worm in the trees

If I was a snake I'd find a bird nest
I'd eat bird eggs 'til I got sick then I'd eat up all the rest
I'd make myself throw up so I wouldn't gain weight
So nobody would see me and say "There goes that big fat snake."

'Cause I'm a slap in your face
I'm a kiss on your nose
I'm a stab in your back
And I am a ring upon your toes

If I was a little boy I'd climb across the walls
I play with my machine guns and I'd blow up all my dolls
I'd see Grandma in heaven, Grandpa in hell
I'd go back to Sunday school if they'd let me ring the bell

'Cause I'm a spade in your grave
I'm a slave in your dreams
I'm a cramp in your guts
And I am a drip in your jeans

If I was a man I'd build an ugly home
I'd raise a hundred cats and then I'd leave 'em all alone
I'd never cut my hair, I'd grow a big beard
To cover up my scars and soak up all my tears

'Cause I'm a quirk in your brain
I'm a clot in your heart
I'm a cry in the night
And I am a shot in the dark
(Lyrics by Hugh DeNeal)

WBG:
Hugh DeNeal
Alex Kirt
Brian DeNeal
Ratliff Dean Thiebaud
Pete McRaven
Chad Shaffer

Guest musicians:
Randy Crouch - fiddle & pedal steel
Julie Sommer - vocals
Kevin Kozol - piano
Sam Boss - mandolin

Produced by WBG & Mike Lescelius.
Engineered by Mike Lescelius.
Mixed by Mike Lescelius, Pete McRaven & WBG.
Recorded, mixed & mastered at Misunderstudio, Murphysboro, IL.
https://www.facebook.com/misunderstudio
Mastered by Pete McRaven.
Front cover illustration by Allen Jaeger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woodbox_Gang
http://woodboxgang.homestead.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Woodbox-Gang/76300647403

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