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Dead End Streets

by Ducky Boys

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1.
Answer. Babe, won’t you answer? You went out dancing You went out dancing You’re a wild one You’re such a wild one I’ve got no time for games and mixed signals You said you cared but that’s a lie I’d rather just lay down and die Reaction You want some action Here’s a reaction Here’s your reaction I’m a time bomb I’m such a time bomb You’re a distraction Just a distraction You said you cared but that’s a lie You’re nothing but a waste of time You said you cared but that’s a lie I’d rather just lay down and die Die for You said you’d die for Me if I asked you I never asked you Then you walked out You took a walk out I took a nose dive It took a long time You said you cared but that’s a lie You’re nothing but a waste of time You said you cared but that’s a lie I’d rather just lay down and die
2.
My parasite You’ve wasted You’ve wasted You’ve wasted enough of my time and life You’re a hard one to please Turning quick to jealousy One day a friend and next a foe That just won’t work no more My parasite You’ve wasted You’ve wasted You’ve wasted enough of my time and life You take what you need Treating people like commodities You went and drained my soul But you ain’t got the best of me No My parasite You’ve wasted You’ve wasted You’ve wasted enough of my time and life You’ve stepped back but I know you’re there You could come out from anywhere Your pride is hurt And your dignity Won’t you just stay away from me? My parasite You’ve wasted You’ve wasted You’ve wasted enough of my time and life
3.
It’s easy to forget a lover If it’s just for one night But we were made for each other Until you slashed its throat in the night Baby, I saw you last night Baby, I saw you last night I see you tried so hard to hang on To all the right friends to know You want to have your cake and eat it too Chew it slow or you’ll choke Baby, I saw you last night Baby, I saw you last night And even though I know down deep I’ll always love you There’s nothing about you I like You’re so vain You think that it’s all about you Don’t you? Baby, I saw you last night Baby, I saw you last night And even though I know down deep I’ll always love you There’s nothing about you I like There’s nothing about you I like And even though I know down deep I’ll always love you There’s nothing about you I like
4.
Disappear 02:46
I’ve been thinking of all those ways that you keep yourself apart I’ve been counting up all the things that won’t ever mean enough If there’s any way that you could let yourself start over, start over Is there anyone or any world that’d make you feel home tonight? But it was never enough Not after all you’ve been put through We’d do everything right just to get it all wrong And you see love as a cost because some broken guy hurt you It’s to be sold at a loss if you can get it at all So go get it Just walk away and I’ll forget about you Into the shade Away from the moonlight We’ll disappear Not much to say I was never good at these things You never cared much for goodbyes Let’s give this up for the good life We’ll disappear If it helps, burn both copies of that one picture we took That way nothing stays forever fixed or permanent If this has gone on too long, it’s ‘cause I put you above me You’re from a broken mold I’m from a broken home I should have told you to run I never asked you to love me I’ve got no time for the cause, because you gave me my own That’s living Just walk away and I’ll forget about you Into the shade Away from the moonlight We’ll disappear Not much to say I was never good at these things You never cared much for goodbyes Let’s give this up for the good life We’ll disappear
5.
Live Forever 01:17
I want to reach back For something that is gone Do you remember? When we used to drive and sing along? We can still live the good life now We can still make it work somehow Do you ever think back? Back to ‘96 That dirty basement And how we all loved it And we’re all still out making noise And we’re all searching for that voice Do you remember being free and young? I remember Seventeen and in love with a song I remember All that’s come between us I can live with it All the wrong’s I’ve done Still ain’t killed me yet And I’m still searching for that voice And I’m still sorting through the noise Do you remember being free and young? I remember Seventeen and in love with a song I remember Do you remember being free and young? I remember Seventeen and in love with a song I remember We’ll live forever in the sound of a song
6.
Forty-seven years, he don’t keep count anymore But it’s been twenty since he married, twenty five since his tour And it’s been how long since that night in the rain? Spent protesting the debates until the candidates leave Strikes a nice balance between science and signs Back then he carried all her books, knew he’d be with her for life And some they play along knowing that they’ll never win But they can’t put out a fire because they’re jealous of it We got a lot of soul The time we’re given’s not enough for my story Count up all those years you won’t learn what lies in store But knowing nothing lasts forever makes things just matter more He said “come on, son, here we drift like the leaves” When those dark clouds start billowing up, we stand up, we say We’ve got a lot of soul The time we’re given’s not enough for my story
7.
They knew my name at the bar And down at the liquor store They just wanted my money But I guess I gave a whole lot more Now I’m learning that there’s so much more to life I can’t change what’s gone down But I’ll keep heading toward the light I gave so many years And all I got is this drinking song I was intoxicated When I said I was forever yours I was intoxicated And I never meant a single word Tonight I can’t say for sure if there’s someone I can trust But I won’t climb in the bottle just to hide from what I got I gave so many years And this is all I got I gave so many years And all I got is this drinking song I was intoxicated When I said I was forever yours I was intoxicated And I never meant a single word I was intoxicated And I’m sorry if I let you down I was intoxicated I was thinking about another round Tell me if there’s something real Tell me if there’s something sure Tell me if there’s something good Or if there’s something pure I was intoxicated When I said I was forever yours I was intoxicated And I never meant a single word I was intoxicated And I’m sorry if I let you down I was intoxicated I was thinking about another round
8.
I wrote down the words that described my point of view They resonated with some people that I never knew They hit a wall when they went before your doubting eyes Cut me and I’ll bleed and If I don’t heal I will die All the roads I’ve traveled down Have led to dead end streets All the roads I’ve traveled down Have left me here with nothing I can believe I’m the kind of guy that sees the worst in everyone I wasn’t born that way But I got there as the years went on And I’m the kind of guy that sees the worst In my own eyes I can run my mouth But I can’t outrun the lie All the roads I’ve traveled down Have led to dead end streets All the roads I’ve traveled down Have left me here with nothing I can believe I read all the letters that you sent to me and the band It’s reassuring that you can relate to this fool’s gold It’s a lonely life I live If my story helps you live I don’t mind it being told All the roads I’ve traveled down Have led to dead end streets All the roads I’ve traveled down Have left me here wanting something I can believe Something I can believe Something I can believe Something I can believe
9.
Kick 01:51
Hey, you Yeah, all of you Come to spell out your doctrine, come to carry us off It’s you It’s all of you This is all your fault There’s just too much to fight in this world Dividing this world To thrive in this world There’s just too much to fight in this world for me I’m through with all of you The parlors and cold It’s true It’s nothing new And it’s all my fault There’s just too much to fight in this world The violence this world abides is absurd There’s just too much to fight in this world for me I’m all alone Hello. Are you there? Axiologist’s throne Dead philosopher’s stare Hey, you Yeah, all of you Give me your gospel Sell us your charms Hey, you Call all the troops The other side’s gone hellbent on Sharia Rise up We’ll build anew Father, carry our souls home
10.
Break solidarity and force a change Cut your face from the picture they’re painting Those words weigh like stone in a flood of unknown A bright horizon A red dawn An ivory state The gravest generation We’ll watch the walls burn down There’s nothing calling us There’s nothing guarding us ‘Cause you can’t count it up until you got it There’s nothing for us A rising chorus Now for the moment all checkpoints look safe Save for the warning found tacked to our gate And the ringing remains of a distant air raid That will remain ‘til the wind wipes the names from our graves The great generation will watch the walls burn down There’s nothing guarding us There’s nothing stopping us ‘Cause what your family does lies between god and us There’s nothing for us A rising chorus
11.
Do you think you’ve pissed your life away? Do you think you’ve pissed your life away? You got nothing to do Nothing to add Nothing to say It sounds like you’ve pissed your life away But we go on and on and on and on Marching to that tired, boring song Do you think you’ve thrown your chance away? Do you think you’ve thrown your chance away? You got dealt a good hand You got all the advantages And nothing to say for it It sounds like you’ve thrown your chance away But we go on and on and on and on Dancing to that tired, boring song But we go on and on and on and on Marching to that tired, boring song But we go on and on and on and on Dancing to that tired, boring song
12.
In the Scars 02:27
I could be your best friend Or your worst enemy I learned a lesson long ago That there’s no one there for me But me I’m sorry if I took the offensive But that is all I’ve known Once you’re out you’re dead to me And then I can carry on Oh God, save me from the damage done I got your name tattooed on me And we shall never part I got your name tattooed on me In the scars that you gave my heart Uptight Now I’m doing alright I guess that I get why you’re gone It’s too late For any apologies And that’s fine They don’t matter at all Oh God, save me from the damage done You got my name tattooed on you And we shall never part You got my name tattooed on you In the scars that I gave your heart Oh God, save me from the damage done I got your name tattooed on me And we shall never part I got your name tattooed on me In the scars that you gave my heart I got your name tattooed on me It was there from the start I got your name tattooed on me In the scars that you gave my heart
13.
I never claimed to be a better man I never claimed to be worth a damn Honey, I’m just the damaged goods that you see I never really knew a thing of love And now you tell me I can rise above But, honey, I’m just the damaged goods that you see I’m sure you’d be a little better off If I would disappear and let you walk But, honey, I’m just the damaged goods that you see And who am I to think I’m worth your time? Who am I to hold you back in life? Honey, I’m just the damaged goods that you see I know there’s something wrong in my brain I know there’s something wrong with me But I’d still like to find myself Find myself a way Maybe I don’t know a thing on trust Maybe I use my past as a crutch But, honey, I’m just the damaged goods that you see And I could probably just straighten out Get off your back and let you figure things out But, honey, I’m just the damaged goods that you see That you see Honey, I’m just the damaged goods that you see Honey, I’m just the damaged goods that you see
14.
I looked at the paper What did it say? What did it say? Another local kid had died in a place so far away It’s a fucked up world and we’re just a piece Looking for peace You think you’ve got it bad? Then look overseas or across the street We all stand up We all fall down And we all have times where things just all go wrong I got up this morning and I went off to work All for something to earn Some day I’ll die and I’ll wish for those hours And a second turn I looked at the TV There’s a war on the streets All for something to eat People had enough and they want a reprieve And I want a reprieve We all stand up We all fall down And we all have times where things just all go wrong We all stand up We all fall down And we all have times where things just all go wrong We all stand up We all fall down I won’t let you I won’t let you down By the grace of God go I
15.
So long ago but it still feels like yesterday I heard a song that gave my life a need change It’s still here in my heart and in my head Cuz we heard a calling and we answered it And we held the course when they abandoned it And we’re running til we drop And there’s nothing that can change it So much has changed before the tunnel of my eyes New blood has come and gone because they couldn’t take the ride We’ll stick around another day Three chords and the truth are all we need Cuz we heard a calling and we answered it And we held the course when they abandoned it And we’re running til we drop And there’s nothing that can change it Take to the underground We are We are Cuz we heard a calling and we answered it And we held the course when they abandoned it And we’re running til we drop And there’s nothing that can change it And we’ll be standing when the game is through And we will never abandon you Cuz we’re running til we drop For as long as you keep with us Will you? Will you? Won’t you hand me that guitar? I’ll strum you some chords And tell you about the life I live And you can sing along if you can relate If you’re feeling the same way If you’re thinking like me Or you can pick up the guitar And strum a few chords And testify on how you live And we’ll all sing along if we can relate Cuz we’re all just human being And we all think the same

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released May 31, 2013

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