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Honeysuckle Fences Lyrics by Vance Gilbert

The Mother of Trouble

2023

[Verse 1]
I don't really like karate
I don't wanna hit nobody
All this talk of self-defense
I'd rather try to talk some sense
[Verse 2]
There's a boy I know in homeroom
Other boys make fun of him
He'd rather sing with the girls in chorus
Then hang out with the boys in gym
[Verse 3]
I didn't understand the reason
When he passed me the other day
Why his lips and nose were bleedin'
Why three boys ran the other way
[Bridge]
So I followed them where they were runnin'
To a corner of the school playground
Where the honeysuckle climbs the fences
Where there's nobody else around
[Verse 4]
I politely asked them why they did it
I told them that it didn't seem fair
He always helped me out in algebra
That's what a fist came through the air
[Verse 5]
That punch caught me on my shoulder
I never had a chance to run
Three bigger boys just started swingin'
Three bigger boys against just one
[Concertina Solo]
[Verse 6]
I'm sorry that I tore my jacket
When I made the first boy slip
I'm sorry that the second one's teeth
Found their way through his bottom lip
[Verse 7]
Never meant to make the third one
Pee his brand new khaki pants
Curled up in a ball before me
I'm sorry 'bout that circumstance
[Bridge]
I don't mind this week's detention
I look out where my schoolmates play
See the singin' boy head high walkin'
See the other boys clear the way
[Outro]
I don't really like karate
Credits
Vance Gilbert

Vance Gilbert

About “Honeysuckle Fences” by Vance Gilbert

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"Honeysuckle Fences" is credited to Vance Gilbert. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Honeysuckle Fences" appears on "The Mother of Trouble" in 2023.

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