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Artist: Vic Chesnutt
Canonical path: /vic-chesnutt/danny-carlisle
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Danny Carlisle
Read Danny Carlisle lyrics by Vic Chesnutt on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Danny Carlisle
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he wanted a treefort more than anything
yes, he wanted to build and defend one on his own
but the neighbour boys BB seige was overwhelming
so he won't be building his dream treefort anymore
he received a five-speed Schwinn for Christmas
so he built a ramp out of the plywood and a stump
and at nights he dreamed Evil Knievel
and a canyon to jump in his backyard.
Danny Carlisle, he don't give a shit about the contras
Danny Carlisle, he's barely grown and he's used up most of his options
and still he would rather dream, dream, dream still he would rather dream than fuck
once he used a pocket knife to kill a garden snake
yes he chopped that evil serpent into four
and when he raised his eyes to heaven as a soldier
he wiped the blood of bad snake on his shirt
Yeah, Danny Carlisle he don't give a shit about the contras
yeah Danny Carlisle he's barely grown and he's used up most of his options
and still he would rather dream dream dream than fuck
still he would rather dream than fuck
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