Old Men Drinking Seagram's
from Love Is the Only Thing by Peter Mulvey, SistaStrings
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lyrics
Old men drinking Seagram’s
Old women champagne
In the golf course clubhouse
In the sleet and the rain
And there’s only one grocery store
And the cannery’s gone
Nobody keeps a garden
But they got bid wide lawns
High school parking lot spaces
With the engine oil stains
And the bleachers on Friday
Filling up for the game
And they pick on the queer kid
And they pick on the Jew
They’re all about winning
Lord, they’re so afraid to lose
And on the volleyball squad
There’s one who didn’t make the cut
She just wanted to fit in
And they branded her a slut
And lord help the smart kid
The one who’s clearly getting gone
But for now it’s open season
For now it’s on
And the tire swing is empty
Nobody plays outside
Coyote eating french fries
At the park ’n’ ride
And there’s exactly two Black kids
Who ain’t exactly having fun
And three shit-hole bars
When the damn day is done
And the kids go off to college
And then they drift back home
Find someone who did the same thing
So they don’t have to be alone
They buy big shitty houses
And more stuff than they can use
Trampolines and jet skis
And a hundred pair of shoes
They roll over and they do it
And they make a few kids
And they take ‘em to church
Just like their parents did
And in the middle of the town
In the middle of the night
There’s a busted skateboard
Beneath a blinking red light
It’s a mean old town
It’s a mean old town
It’s a mean old town
It’s a mean old town
It’s a mean old town
It’s a mean old town
You will never ever leave
This mean old town
Old women champagne
In the golf course clubhouse
In the sleet and the rain
And there’s only one grocery store
And the cannery’s gone
Nobody keeps a garden
But they got bid wide lawns
High school parking lot spaces
With the engine oil stains
And the bleachers on Friday
Filling up for the game
And they pick on the queer kid
And they pick on the Jew
They’re all about winning
Lord, they’re so afraid to lose
And on the volleyball squad
There’s one who didn’t make the cut
She just wanted to fit in
And they branded her a slut
And lord help the smart kid
The one who’s clearly getting gone
But for now it’s open season
For now it’s on
And the tire swing is empty
Nobody plays outside
Coyote eating french fries
At the park ’n’ ride
And there’s exactly two Black kids
Who ain’t exactly having fun
And three shit-hole bars
When the damn day is done
And the kids go off to college
And then they drift back home
Find someone who did the same thing
So they don’t have to be alone
They buy big shitty houses
And more stuff than they can use
Trampolines and jet skis
And a hundred pair of shoes
They roll over and they do it
And they make a few kids
And they take ‘em to church
Just like their parents did
And in the middle of the town
In the middle of the night
There’s a busted skateboard
Beneath a blinking red light
It’s a mean old town
It’s a mean old town
It’s a mean old town
It’s a mean old town
It’s a mean old town
It’s a mean old town
You will never ever leave
This mean old town
credits
from Love Is the Only Thing,
track released July 2, 2022
Producer: Peter Mulvey
Mixer: Steven Foxbury
Composer: Peter Vincent Mulvey | John Statz
Lyricist: Peter Vincent Mulvey | John Statz
Producer: Peter Mulvey
Mixer: Steven Foxbury
Composer: Peter Vincent Mulvey | John Statz
Lyricist: Peter Vincent Mulvey | John Statz
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Peter Mulvey Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Over the past 20 years, Peter Mulvey has pursued a restless, eclectic path as a writer and musician immersing himself in Tin Pan Alley jazz, modern acoustic, poetry, narrative, and Americana stylings. Relentlessly touring as a headliner his attitude is, “When you love what you do, you can work all the time.” ... more
shows
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Apr 28Milwaukee, WI
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May 2Columbus, OH
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May 3Dayton, OH
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May 4Pittsburgh, PA
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May 7Middletown, CT
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May 17Fall River, MA
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May 18Boston, MA
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May 19Portsmouth, NH
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May 29Washington, DC
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May 30Philadelphia, PA
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May 31Woodstock, NY
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Jun 1Northampton, MA
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Jun 6Annapolis, MD
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Jun 7New York (NYC), NY
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Jun 7Mio, MI
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Aug 2Bayfield, WI
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Aug 9Lyons, CO
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Aug 9Lyons, CO
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Oct 18Keene, NH
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Feb 2019
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