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Knuckles

Knuckles lyrics by The Hold Steady. i've been trying to get people to call me freddy knuckles people keep calling me right said fred it's hard to keep trying...

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Knuckles

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i've been trying to get people to call me freddy knuckles

people keep calling me right said fred

it's hard to keep trying when half your friends are dying

it's hard to hold steady when half your friends are dead already

taxmen coming around the back with the kevlar vests

militia men cooking up a batch of crystal meth

there's a war going down in the middle west

there's a war going down in the middle western states

the kevlar vests against the crystal flakes

i've been trying to get people to call me freddy mercury

people keep calling me drop dead fred

it's hard to take it easy when half your friends are way too easy

it's hard to get ahead when half your friends are dead

taxmen coming around the back with the kevlar vests

militia men cooking up a batch of crystal meth

there's a war going down in the middle west

there's a war going down in the middle western states

the kevlar vests against the crystal flakes

his elbow was a spiderweb

with five spiders trapped inside

he said: the last guy didn't have to die

but the first four looked so nice

i wanted five

i've been trying to get people to call me sunny d

i've got the good stuff kids go for

people keep calling me five alive

because the last guy didn't really die

i just lied

and the first four didn't really die.

i just lied

too many kids are getting stabbed

getting tangled up in crabs.

i've been trying to get people to call me johnny rotten

people keep calling me freddy fresh

it's hard to take it easy when half your friends are looking way too easy

it's hard to stay in bed when half your friends are dead

taxmen coming around the back with the kevlar vests

militia men cooking up a batch of crystal meth

there's a war going down in the middle west

there's a war going down in the middle western states

white crosses and wooden stakes

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