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Now I’m a Cowboy

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Well the desk porter laughed
News of our legend and our exploits
Travelled far
From bell-hop to hired car
All this and more

Modern history
On the third floor

So is this where he died
Spend your life cutting words up
With a knife
I light a candle for each night
You waste away your life

Modern history
On the third floor
Modern history
On the third floor

Well they're never gonna forget us
We're the most famous
People that they know
Went to a party
I didn't say a word
You don't know how lucky you were
You don't know how lucky you are

So we set fire to your room
And we bandaged up your hands and your arms
Now where's your beauty gone
I wanna know

Modern history
On the third floor
Modern history
On the third floor

Well, you burned yourself with kerosene
There's road marks around the scene
Paraphernalia round the room
What the hell are you doing on all fours?
Lets take this place and storm the doors
Make some modern history of our own

About “Modern History” by The Auteurs

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"Modern History" appears on "Now I’m a Cowboy".

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