One April Evening, oh he thought about leaving
For California, or just away from here
Oh, he didn't want to grieve them; how he hated to bereave them
But better, still, to leave them, than leave them living in fear
He was born a soldier, and he found when he got older
He didn't have the shoulder, ah, but he had the head
Oh, he went and told his daddy, and he said, "My Patti,
I'm so glad I had thee; I’ll love ye 'til I'm dead
And heaven's off somewhere
Far away from those who care
And I intend we'll meet each other there
Since you we're younger, I knew the day might come, ah
I'd have ye run, ah, far away from here
I know I don't need to warn ya - they'll be coming for ya
But when you get re-born, ya send a picture of ya, dear"
He got a tattoo of a pistol, on his way out of Bristol
And he crossed the big river - goodbye, to Tennessee
Well, of course there was some trouble - when you break someone's bubble...
But he kept his heart supple, and his spirit free
And heaven's off somewhere
Far away from those who care
And I intend we'll meet each other there
Always something of a rover, and the road's not over
And he's always becoming, all that he can be
He was never militarily, but a soldier, verily
And with his new name, well he sent that picture to me
credits
from Heaven's Off EP, April 2023,
released April 7, 2023
Written, played, sung, recorded, and sort-of mixed and mastered in a few hours, by Ted Leo
The Canadian pop-punk band deliver their biggest-sounding album to date, rooted in full-bodied production and cheery nihilism. Bandcamp Album of the Day Apr 5, 2022
A fantastic album. I can see why they didn't continue under the name The Evens, as it's a different sound with the bass added. Coriky is the Evens + Joe Lally from Fugazi on bass. If you can imagine The Evens with a slightly more funky, aggressive sound like Fugazi... that's what you get! And there's no way that can ever go wrong. What a great debut album!! smiledozer