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Good Luck Charm

from Toxic Thought Machine by Border Patrol

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lyrics

When the papers came to Camden
All the boys took up the call
Gathered good luck in their rucksacks
Took to leaving with the fall
And they took with them their tokens
And they took with them their guns
Gripping charms of their young lovers
But there were no lucky ones

She sat waiting on her wicker
Watching every day till dusk
Until again the air grew thicker
And she had withered to a husk
And she started to feel broken
And she finally felt alone
Because the house whose porch she watched from
Had long ceased to be her home

Now she lives in someone's locket
Sheltered in a brass-clad room
Another picture in a pocket
With a puff of sweet perfume
She sent her heart across the ocean
For to keep him safe from harm
Cut her face out of a picture
Said "I'll be your good luck charm"

Then the calls came from the general
Must've been most every day
Another boy whose travels ended
On a shore a world away
But when she offered god devotion
The army offered her a flag
And the deepest of condolence
From the boys down at Fort Bragg

Now she lives in someone's locket
Sheltered in a brass-clad room
Another picture in a pocket
With a puff of sweet perfume
She sent her heart across the ocean
For to keep him safe from harm
Cut her face out of a picture
Said "I'll be your good luck charm"

And if you wander through the graveyard
On your way through Camden town
There are many headstone markers
Where they've laid a body down
Though her grave it bears no etching
Know her spirit is at rest
For it's finally made it's way back
To the home that she loved best

Now she lives in someone's locket
Sheltered in a brass-clad room
Another picture in a pocket
With a puff of sweet perfume
She sent her heart across the ocean
For to keep him safe from harm
Cut her face out of a picture
Said "I'll be your good luck charm"

credits

from Toxic Thought Machine, released March 26, 2016
Dave Toennies - guitar, vox
Cody Howard - banjo, vox
Ryan Haggarty - double bass, harmonica, vox
Walter Senko - keys, vox

Lyrics by Dave Toennies
Drums engineered by Luc Michaud

Recorded and mixed by Luc Michaud at Highland Studios in Windsor, ON
Mastered by Marty Bak at SLR Studios in Windsor, ON

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Border Patrol Detroit, Michigan

Border Patrol is a lyrically driven folk-rock group from Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. Blending elements of traditional bluegrass and folk with punk and indie expression, they feature vocal harmonies and surprisingly upbeat melodies about our impending doom and the monotonies of every day life and love in this modern age. ... more

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