Jesse Malin - Swingin\' Man lyrics

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I am the swingin' man perpetually on the lam<br />

Free as a bird or the girls in Amsterdam<br />

Yellow taxi ride hey I never exercise<br />

The devil when I speak or when I rise<br />

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Buddy Holly told me you can't save rock n roll<br />

It's only for the lonely boys and girls<br />

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I'm a courageous cat down at the Laundromat<br />

A sacred cow I never took a vow<br />

Like old buildings and whores<br />

Politicians and wars<br />

All get respect man if they last this long<br />

They used to call her Mary<br />

But she changed her name to Raph<br />

Life was something scary till she laughed<br />

We never had a baby but she got more tattoos<br />

And I got more material for the blues<br />

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Summer's rolling in<br />

I want to lose this skin<br />

They call it art but sometimes it's just a sin<br />

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I am a swingin' man<br />

Hey I smile on command<br />

I don't know when or how you got to me<br />

We never had a baby but she got more tattoos<br />

And I got more material for the blues