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Blood On The Trigger

by BadgerStatic

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1.
Blood On The Trigger 05:19
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Blood On The Trigger (Lamb & Watson) Nightfall, full moon shining brightly Ain't no good for the job in store Calm my nerves, another shot of whiskey Head out the door Need a sure thing, no watches or rings Cold hard cash is what I'm lookin’ for No need to shoot my gun or hurt no one Just an easy score Just an easy score Blood on the trigger, spilling down Blood on the trigger, lit up this town God damned my soul tonight Won't ever forget that sight You should've done what you were told Now yea ain’t going to be growin’ old Had to go and try to fight One less hero in this town tonight One less hero in this town tonight Nightfall, full moon shining brightly Ain't no good for the job in store Squeezin’ drops from another bottle of whiskey Shaken to my core Ain’t no sure things, always got strings This ain’t what I was lookin’ for You had to go and fight So I lit the night Won’t be messin’ with me no more Yea, you won’t be messin’ with me no more Blood on the trigger, spilling down Blood on the trigger, lit up this town God damned my soul tonight Won't ever forget that sight You should've done what you were told Now yea ain’t going to be growin’ old Had to go and try to fight One less hero in this town tonight
2.
Interstate of Mind 05:33
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Interstate of Mind (Watson & Lamb) If I could gather up all of my dead and broken dreams And put them all together in a movie show Would you laugh or would you cry Would you turn away and hide your eyes Would you hide your eyes Trouble seems to follow me like my own name Riding this road so long I can't remember why I came Town to town and mile after lonely mile The lights go down and I plug in Then I smile I'm in an interstate of mind My salvation is just a stroke of luck away Dawning like a brand new day I roll the dice again, but I’m playing in a rigged game When it comes up snake eyes I've got no one else to blame I'm in an interstate of mind Riding’ this road so long and I don't know, any other way Gotta keep on going till my final days Traveling from town to town Mile after lonely mile Lights go down, I plug in Then I smile I'm in an interstate I'm in an interstate I'm in an interstate of mind
3.
Otis Had a Whiskey Still 07:28
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Otis Had a Whiskey Still (Lamb & Watson) Otis had a whiskey still Way on up in them Tennessee hills Found a spring down in a hollow Where the law could never follow He was down there cookin' up some mash Tryin' to make himself some quick cash When the devil, he suddenly appeared Sittin' on a log and drinkin' a beer Otis smiled and said, “I've been waitin' I knew that you would find me Satan Devil said, “Otis, lets make a deal But you know you’re soul ain't worth a two bit meal But listen here, I've got a plan Otis you’re gonna be a very wealthy man A partnership's what I've got in mind Once we've got this here contract signed Otis laughed and signed his name Said, “Devil you and me, we think the same Devil cut his finger that wore a ring Dripped his black blood into Otis’s spring When that white lightning hit the town Murder and mayhem also went around Otis profited beyond his dreams Left town a rich man because of the scheme
4.
Sail Away 04:18
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Sail Away (Watson & Lamb) Packed my bag, stepped out the door My woman she don't want me any more Ain't the first time this boat's been home Chart a southern course it’s time to roam Sails are full, gulf is calm A sweet new life awaits here in my palms Cool breeze blowing those memories away Pushing me forward, into a brand new day Sail Away, into the dawn A new life is calling, sail on Mexico bound, waning moon light Dreams of senioritis fill my nights Our love is gone, nothing lasts I'm a richer man, for sharing our past Been spendin' too much time on dry land But out here, I’m a happy man Don't need nobody when I'm out at sea Bottlenose dolphins keep me company Ocean, sun, moon and stars I think I'll pick that old guitar Sail Away, into the dawn A new life is calling, sail on Mexico bound, waning moon light Dreams of senioritis fill my nights Take my time, move slow I feel so alive in Mexico Lazy days, wild nights Tequila and women will set me right Then I'll head on down to Belize Free and easy floatin’ on the breeze You're just a distant memory now I’m glad there were no, bindin’ vows Sail Away, into the dawn A new life is calling, sail on Mexico bound, waning moon light Dreams of senioritis fill my nights
5.
Losin' My Soul 04:53
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Losin' My Soul (Lamb & Watson) Is that fresh blood on fallen snow Staining the virgin day Are those lies coming out of your mouth Should I believe anything that you say Hustlers, degenerates, liars and thieves Well they stalk that killing floor You once told me you're dying inside Well, every winter I die some more I feel like I'm losing my soul Spinning out of control That image from twenty years gone by That wasted face is my own You know I just can't defend you no more I'm gone, now you’re on your own Freedom it seems is a transient thing I'll be riding the crest of the wave Then find myself in bondage again Another voluntary slave I feel like I'm losing my soul Spinning out of control Can't seem to find the strength to break These chains that have me bound My bleeding heart lies naked there Exposed on the frozen ground You’ve taken and shaken’ what little I had And ground it down with your heel Trying to kill off the rest of me The only part they couldn't steal I feel like I'm losing my soul Spinning out of control Yea, I feel like I'm losing my soul I’m losing my soul
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Interrupted 05:27
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Interrupted (RK Watson) She shined with lithe beauty As stood and watched him go He said it was his duty As the tears began to flow The house it creeks and rattles As she sits in the dark alone Rumors of a terrible battle She prays are over blown And now the bell is tolling She’s no stranger to despair Constant parade of consoling Is sometimes more than she can bare The wheel it keeps on turnin’ Relentless and unfazed The mix it keeps on churnin’ As she lies confused and dazed The mist is oddly clinging Hanging low to the forest floor She lays softly singing Of the life she had before From the gloom springs a rainbow And she’s reminded of the way Life shifts back and fourth Between wonder and dismay
7.
The Falling Glass 05:23
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The Falling Glass (Lamb & Watson) Crystal knives penetrate the dark Formless horizon empty and stark Colors amplify the source The shooting sun it changes course Ripples in the fabric of time Remnants from primordial slime Crystal knives penetrate the dark The formless horizon empty and stark The falling glass, shatters Forever it shatters The iridescent floating dome A respite for the souls that roam Hovering over the sulfur plain The gasping creatures it sustains The mountain top begins to speak Formless wisdom quaking peak The iridescent floating dome A respite for the souls that roam The falling glass, shatters Forever it shatters A gypsy roams among the hills At the glowing stream he gets his fill The mist recedes revealing waves Crashing over desert graves The shooting sun comes once more Igniting the vaporous sulfur store A gypsy roams among the hills At the glowing stream he gets his fill The falling glass, shatters Forever it shatters Splinters begin to peel away The restless souls that cannot stay When the glowing gypsy finally arrives They stab a hole in time with crystal knives The vacuum sucks the floating dome To the other side they're going home Splinters begin to peel away The restless souls that cannot stay The falling glass, shatters Forever it shatters
8.
Lonesome Blues 05:24
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Lonesome Blues (Watson & Lamb) My babies gone, she ain’t been home for days I said, my babies gone, she ain’t been home for days Ever since she up and left, I ain’t felt the warm sun’s rays I said, ever since she up and left, I ain’t felt the warm sun’s rays The whiskies gone and I ain’t got, but a slice of bread I said, the whiskies gone and I ain’t got, but a slice of bread Yea, I need that whiskey still to ease this aching head I said, I need that whiskey still to ease this aching head Got the lonesome blues I’m moppin’ in the gloam Cause the night time’s creepin’ Into my empty home Dog won’t bark, he just looks at me and whines Well my dog won’t bark, he just looks at me and whines That old hound dog he blames me for all of these hard, hard times Well that old hound dog he blames me for all of these, hard times It’s a mean old world where no one knows your name I said, it’s a mean old world where no one knows your name And when you got no money, it always stays the same Well, when you got no money, it always stays the same Bullfrogs are croakin’ and I hear a hootin’ owl Well the bullfrogs are croakin’ and I hear a hootin’ owl They all got somebody, but I’m a lone wolf when I howl Well they all got somebody, but I’m a lone wolf when I howl Got the lonesome blues I’m moppin’ in the gloam Cause the night time’s creepin’ Into my empty home Got the lonesome blues I’m moppin’ in the gloam Cause the night time’s creepin’ Into my empty home
9.
Appalachian Autumn 04:43
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Appalachian Autumn (Lamb & Watson) Spent thirty years Down in the mines My lungs are full of coal dust Had to leave it all behind It’s been hard times For quite a while Ain’t no word yet On the claims I filed Another Appalachian Autumn Another winter closing in Our children try as we taught them. But there ain't nothing here for them Now every morning We'd take a ride Way down into that West Virginia mountain side I'd steal a glance As the sunrise shone I never knew If I’d be coming home Another Appalachian Autumn Another winter closing in Our children try as we taught them. But there ain't nothing here for them And then the coal ran out So did our luck The company packed it in But we were stuck Ain’t nothing left But hunger and fear And the train blows by It stopped stopping here Another Appalachian Autumn Another winter closing in Our children try as we taught them. But there ain't nothing here for them Another Appalachian Autumn Another winter closing in Our children try as we taught them. But there ain't nothing here for them

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Blood on the Trigger is the long awaited follow up to our first album Driven Down Hard. Once again the writing partnership of Lamb and Watson has come up with some thoughtful, rockin' tunes. Thanks so much to our fans for your patience and ongoing support!

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released May 5, 2017

RK Watson
Performance & Production

Manny Torres
Upright & Bass Guitars

Steve King
Piano Solo on Interrupted

Ken lamb
Cover Photography

RK Watson
Cover Design

A big thank you to our band Fuel Leak for the inspiration and musicianship that make BadgerStatic releases possible.
Therese Gaines, Phil Guzzardo, Manny Torres, Ken Lamb, Keith Watson

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BadgerStatic songs cover a wide range of subject matter and musical style. Conventional blues topics of lost love, addiction and insecurity combine with stinging commentary on our world and the events that are shaping our lives. Abstract and storytelling writing styles relate BadgerStatics take on the complexity and inherit unfairness of our current world. ... more

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