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Blues, Bourbon and Burritos

by The Federales

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1.
When I was 23 years old I spent three days in Arkansas in May Now with the benefit of hindsight There's only one thing I gotta say I don't wanna go to Arkansas again Too many strip malls and not enough sin Too many Walmarts and not enough girls But at least on the radio they still play Willie and Merle Now I suppose I should be reasonable I suppose I should be fair I've found it's much worse in Kentucky where they yell "Boy, you should cut that hair" But, I don't wanna go to Arkansas again Too many strip malls and not enough sin Too many Walmarts and not enough girls But at least on the radio they still play Willie and Merle Well, all the nice people there That's really the story I should tell But it's hard to come home with real good stories When you’re scared to leave your hotel That's why I don't wanna go to Arkansas again Too many strip malls and not enough sin Too many Walmarts and not enough girls But at least on the radio they still play Willie and Merle
2.
When I was 18 years old I went a-runnin’ from the cold I had to get away from the same, from the same From the same old, same old I packed my bags and hit the road But now I’m back and there’s something I got to say I’m a Minnesota Man, that just what I am No amount of running could take that out of me. So after years down in the South It only makes me extra-proud To say I’m a Minnesota Man I’m not a native son We moved here when I was one A different state is where I was born, I was born I was born in Illinois I was my daddy’s pride and joy Rambling in my blood but way deep down Indiana’s been a second home to me And the Rocky Mountain air sure feels fine I love Chicago and all its busy streets But the Twin Cities are the ones that feel like mine I’m a Minnesota Man, that just what I am No amount of running could take that out of me. So after years down in the South It only makes me extra-proud To say I’m a Minnesota Man
3.
She's Mine 04:07
[Karl] I just met a pretty girl last week I'm convinced she's the one for me Blue sky eyes, hair as dark as night When I'm with her I'm feeling alright We're stepping out on the town I'm the only one she lets hang around She's mine She's all mine I can't believe I found a woman so fine I fell so fast, I feel so free And I know in my heart She only loves me [Ben] At a honky tonk on the other side of town Feelin' like I couldn't get any closer to the ground Just finishing up whiskey number three A pretty thing walks up and says "the next one's on me" Oh, how could I refuse A smile straight from the devil and a pair of snakeskin cowboy boots She's mine She's all mine I can't believe I found a woman so fine I fell so fast, I feel so free And I know in my heart She only loves me [Karl] But now it's been two weeks and she won't return my call [Ben] And I'm starting to doubt she loves me at all [Karl] I saw her out last night and she looked away [Ben] My friends are all tellin' me she ain't worth the pain [Karl] Who was that I saw you out with last night? [Ben] And whose car did I see pulling into your drive? [Both] I'm sick of your scheming, I'm sick of your lies I realize when I am being two-timed [Karl] So goodbye My dear, goodbye I can't believe I bought all your lies [Ben] I fell so fast, but now I'm free And I know in my heart She never loved me
4.
Don't Say It 04:43
There’s got to be more to say Than how much it rained today “How was your day, dear?”, There’s got to be more there But I guess that’s why you won’t marry me Don’t say it, please don’t say it I don’t know if my heart can take it There’s got to be more here than you said before, dear But I don’t want to hear it today We started out like all the rest All future without any past But as we made a history, our love stayed a mystery And that’s why it faded out quick Don’t say it, please don’t say it I don’t know if my heart can take it There’s got to be more here than you said before, dear But I don’t want to hear it today I guess this is all she wrote The words get all caught in my throat If we say goodbye now, it’s for the last time now And our lives won’t ever touch Don’t say it, please don’t say it I don’t know if my heart can take it There’s got to be more here than you said before, dear But I don’t want to hear it today
5.
Summertime, the Fourth of July I'll be headin' downtown With a bunch of the guys Ain't looking for trouble, ain't looking for a fight We just want a little fun on a Saturday night Somethin' that'll give us a little more to talk about Somethin' that won't let us down and leave us all wantin' Mister can you tell us where to find all that 'round here? Pick up the tempo Turn up the band Put a tall, cold beer in my hand Gimme guitars and a Grain Belt and a good time Don't want to find myself too far Uptown Just a friendly place where the music's loud Gimme guitars and a Grain Belt and a good time And later on, when the music’s died And the crowd thins out We'll head outside Let our voices heal, say our goodbyes Watch the cherry moon sink past the prairie skyline One more night: successfully wasted Summer's ripe, I can almost taste it Eight more hours and we'll do it all again Pick up the tempo Turn up the band Put a tall, cold beer in my hand Gimme guitars and a Grain Belt and a good time Don't want to find myself too far Uptown Just a friendly place where the music's loud Gimme guitars and a Grain Belt and a good time
6.
Well I don't know why You'd leave me here to cry Left to spend all my days all alone Yeah, on my own I can't talk to you Like you know that I used to And if I said I don't miss you all the time Well, I'd be lyin' Now tell me to turn back ‘Cause I'm leavin' today You can't tell me you don't want me there Just 400 miles away If we cross a couple lines I'll be yours and you'll be mine We can spend all our days right at home Not so alone And if you let me stay all night I won't scratch and you won't bite I'm tellin' you, distance goes by fast And this won't last Now tell me to turn back ‘Cause I'm leavin' today You can't tell me you don't want me there Just 400 miles away
7.
Hello there, Virginia It's great to be in town I just drove five hours down Old Highway 39 I'll sing a few then I gotta go So glad you could stick around You can stay with me But only for a night In the morning when I'm leavin' I'll be leavin' you behind Don't buy me no postcards Don’t look for mine If I look to the east and see you Standin' outside my door I'll believe it But only for a night And I'll be down You'll be down and out too You'll be cursed I'll be cursed without you Yeah, I'll be cured Then you’ll be gone and carefree And when you drive to Austin You'll go without me In the morning when I'm leavin' I'll be leavin' you behind Don't buy me no postcards Don’t look for mine If I look to the east and see you Standin' outside my door I'll believe it But only for a night
8.
I sit here on this barstool every night and I drink I drink to forget you, so I don't have to think Of all those times I held you tight You swore you never love another man But now you're gone and all I have to hold is this whiskey in my hand Gram Parsons is on the jukebox singing "you may be sweet and nice" So I raise a toast to everyone whose true love left them with tears in their eyes If I never see your face again, if I never make you mine You can look me up on this barstool until the day I die (Blues, bourbon and Burritos) You're running through my mind tonight (Blues, bourbon and Burritos) They're making me feel alright (Blues, bourbon and Burritos) They're filling up this bar (Blues, bourbon and Burritos) But I'm just wondering where you are (Blues, bourbon and Burritos) I've been sitting here for too damn long (Blues, bourbon and Burritos) Aw, hell, just one more song (Blues, bourbon and Burritos) I've been sitting here for too damn long (Blues, bourbon and Burritos) Aw, hell, just one more song
9.
And I didn't call you from Atlanta Even though I wanted to And I stayed cool in Eugene, babe I didn't trash that hotel room And I wish I'd said "yes" To another whiskey Just another lonely weekend That don't end with you and me And, hey, I'm callin' your name Through the pines and through the fields And, hey, I'm under your gun And underneath your wheels Underneath your wheels You tell me you're havin' a fine time You're livin' like you should Yeah, you shouldn't worry at all I'm out here feelin' good These curtains won't hide me for long That morning light will cut on through You'll wake up in your life And I'll wake up thinkin' of you And, hey, I'm callin' your name Through the pines and through the fields And, hey, I'm under your gun And underneath your wheels Underneath your wheels

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released February 18, 2014

Ben Cook-Feltz: Drums and vocals
James Gould: Electric and baritone guitars
Ben Miller: Vocals, acoustic guitar and mandolin
Andy Schuster: Upright bass
Karl Wahoske: Vocals, banjo and acoustic guitar
Mick "The Melodious Ghost" White: Pedal steel guitar
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Richard Kriehn: Fiddle on "Minnesota Man," "She's Mine," "Guitars and Grain Belt," "400 Miles Away," and "One Night Only"

All music by The Federales
All words by Ben Miller, except...
"Don't Say It" and "Minnesota Man" words by Karl Wahoske
"She's Mine" words by Wahoske and Miller

Recorded by Miles Hanson at Creation Audio, and by Noah Smith
Mixed and mastered by Miles Hanson

Illustration by Nicholas Straight
Design by Nicholas Straight, James Gould and Ben Miller

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The Federales Minneapolis, Minnesota

Since 2012, fans in the Twin Cities and beyond have lined up for this band’s infectious take on old-school country music. While their debut album Blues, Bourbon & Burritos took a straight-ahead approach to Midwestern country sounds and songwriting, their album Honkytonks & Hangovers leans woozily across a wider swath of American styles — rooted in the present but never jilting the past. ... more

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