Grey Painted Soldier

from Alpaca Your Bags by Slumplifter

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in walks the grey painted soldier
laying waste to robbers and thieves.
his words have the will to crack boulders -
and he stores all his shirts up his sleeves.

'back!' yelled the grey painted soldier
to the buffalo's golden-haired son -
who cried, 'i'll be big when i'm older,
and then we shall see who will run!'

and i heard of a child who, at birth, pulled the shades
on hoping to stand in the sun
like an ass in the wild who just wants to escape
to a place where he feels he belongs.

here comes the grey painted soldier
who fares well in love and in war.
his blows leave the battlefield colder
than a winter on russia's grey shores.

ah, seek out the grey painted soldier
who lives in a penthouse downtown.
(some say that he may be bipolar!)
some say he's just feeling tied down...

and i heard of a child who, at birth, pulled the shades
on hoping to stand in the sun
like an ass in the wild who just wants to escape
to a place where he feels he belongs

there goes the grey painted soldier
out hunting the buffalo's son -
who's hiding in fields of white clover
who's scared as a lamb with a gun!

what happened, oh grey painted soldier
to wipe all the force from your face?
well, the buffalo's son - he got older
and, this time, it was he who gave chase!

and i heard of a child who, at birth, pulled the shades
on hoping to stand in the sun
like an ass in the wild who just wants to escape
to a place where he feels he belongs

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from Alpaca Your Bags, released December 23, 2016
vocals, guitars, bass, synth, hammond organ, recorder, egg shaker, field recordings
by slumplifter

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