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Dead Cat on the Line Lyrics by Charlie Parr

Rooster

2005

[Verse 1]
Oh, my mind takes its toll
Spent my 80th birthday all alone
Worked all my life couldn't save a dime
Now I'll just hang here
Dead cat on the line
[Verse 2]
I remember it all the strike of '62
Ridin' on the transport in 1942
Told 'em how it was and they walked off the line
I got a room above the bar now I'm a dead cat on the line
[Chorus]
Hung out to die
It doesn't matter anyway
Dead cat on the line
Warn you what's on the way
[Verse 3]
Can't go out, can't show yourself
They'll find you out give you some help
Locked up with a roommate they think that's fine
But I'm not a baby I'm just a dead cat on the line
[Chorus]
Hung out to die
It doesn't matter anyway
Dead cat on the line
Warn you what's on the way
[Verse 4]
Maybe I had a wife pretty and young
Maybe raised a famliy maybe we all got along
Maybe we squeaked by scratching for each dime
Maybe I'm just an old bum or a dead cat on the line
[Chorus]
Hung out to die
It doesn't matter anyway
Dead cat on the line
Warn you what's on the way
[Verse 5]
I took a walk to get my check, pick up some food, and get a little lift
Elevens must be up its like they can tell i'm dying
No one even sees me I'm a dead cat on the line
[Chorus]
Hung out to die
It doesn't matter anyway
Dead cat on the line
Warn you what's on the way
[Verse 6]
My TV is garbage
Radio's a bore
My memories fade
Only torture
This room above the bar it gets smaller all the time
I sleep and never dream. I'm a dead cat on the line
[Chorus]
Hung out to die
It doesn't matter anyway
Dead cat on the line
Warn you what's on the way
Credits
Charlie Parr

Charlie Parr

About “Dead Cat on the Line” by Charlie Parr

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"Dead Cat on the Line" appears on "Rooster" in 2005.

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