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Artist: Louden Swain
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Cast Off
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Cast Off
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I got something in my head
A plate of steel
Oh yeah they said I was almost dead
I got something in my eye
I'd scratch it
But the cast has my good hand inside
She's a pretty little catch
I like the way her hair
Fits right inside her nurse's cap
Her breath smells like gum
Juicy, juicy fruit
If my jaw wasn't wired I'd have me some
And nothing good happens to me
Nothing good happens to me, yeah
Baby I'm shaking when you take care of me
But it's alright
Yeah it's alright
Maybe I'll make it out
We'll just have to see
Yeah it's alright, yeah it's alright
The sun comes up and I'm alive
She holds the door
As the throng of visitors arrive
And when it's dust she brings me treats
The jello's old and warm
But her face is young and oh so sweet
And nothing good happens to me
Nothing good happens to me
Baby I'm shaking when you take care of me
But it's alright
Yeah it's alright
Maybe I'll make it out
We'll just have to see
Yeah it's alright, yeah it's alright
I will recover in the same way
I learned to ride my bike
I was five!
The day it finally arrives
The cast comes off and I am no longer mummified
And there she is but there she goes
Another patient rolls in just as the door swing closed
And nothing good happens to me
Nothing good happens to me, yeah
Baby I'm shaking when you take care of me
But it's alright
Yeah it's alright
Maybe I'll make it out
We'll just have to see
Yeah it's alright, yeah it's alright
Baby I'm here and I've broken my knees
But it's alright
Yeah it's alright
Maybe I'll fake it in
I won't have to leave
Yeah it's alright, yeah it's alright
It's alright (nothing good happens to me)
It's alright (nothing good happens to me)
Nothing good happens to me (nothing good happens to me)
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