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The Gallows

from Transient Times by Northern Quarters

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Tell me I’m wrong with what I say
And tell me that I am wasting my time when I kneel down to pray
But what is a man supposed to do
When tied to a fate with a rope that’s headed straight for his doom
Except laugh himself all the way to the gallows
Guess I’ll laugh myself all the way to the gallows

You say it’s a crime to do what I have done
But stealing this food ain’t nothing compared to the tyrant you have become
It may be the end of my days here
But remember this face as you die in your place, a man who’s crippled with fear
Cause I’ll be laughing myself all the way to the gallows
Yeah I’ll be laughing myself all the way to the gallows

And in this cold world so frail
Life never seems to weep, wine or wail
In this cold world so frail
Life never seems to weep, wine or wail
For the man whose left his life at the gallows

Tell me I’m wrong with what I say
Tell me that I am wasting my time when I kneel down to pray
But what is a man supposed to do
When tied to a fate with a rope that’s headed straight for his doom
Except laugh himself all the way to the gallows
Guess I’ll laugh myself all the way to the gallows

Guess I’ll laugh myself all the way to the gallows

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from Transient Times, released May 5, 2015

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Northern Quarters Austin, Texas

Conceived on the road in 2013, Northern Quarters has created something special with their collaboration as a band. With two songwriters from Texas and one from Georgia, they have been able to capture a wide range of influence within their songs from Nick Drake to The Band. They continue to travel, write and perform hoping to maintain something memorable between their audience and themselves. ... more

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