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Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Out in the desert there's a soldier lyin' dead
Vultures peckin' the eyes out of his head
Another day that could have been me there instead
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here
[Verse 2]
Dad's gonna kill me
Dad's gonna kill me
[Verse 3]
You hit the booby trap and you're in pieces
With every bullet your risk increases
Old Ali Baba, he's a different species
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here
[Verse 4]
Dad's gonna kill me
Dad's gonna kill me
[Verse 5]
I'm dead meat in my Humvee Frankenstein
I hit the road block, somehow I never hit the mine
The dice are rolled and I got lucky this time
[Verse 6]
And dad's gonna kill me
And dad's gonna kill me
[Verse 7]
I've got a  wife, a kid, another on the way
I might get home if I can live through today
Before I came out here I never used to pray
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here
[Verse 8]
Dad's gonna kill me
[Verse 9]
Dad's in a bad mood, dad's got the blues
It's someone else's mess that I didn't choose
At least we're winnin' on the Fox Evening News
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here
[Verse 10]
Dad's gonna kill me
Dad's gonna kill me
[Verse 11]
Dawn patrol went out and didn't come back
Hug the wire and pray, like I told you Mac
Or they'll be shovelin' bits of you into a sack
[Verse 12]
Dad's gonna kill me
And dad's gonna kill me
[Verse 13]
Who's that stranger walkin' in my dreams?
Who's that stranger cast a shadow cross my heart?
Who's that stranger, I dare speak his name?
Must be old Death a-walkin'
Must be old Death a-walkin'
[Verse 14]
Dad's gonna kill me
[Verse 15]
Seven muzzle monkeys standin' in a row
Standin', waitin' for that sandbox to blow
Sittin' targets in the wild west show
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here
[Verse 16]
And dad's gonna kill me
And dad's gonna kill me
[Verse 17]
Another angel got his wings this week
Charbroiled with his own Willie Pete
No one's dyin' if you speak double-speak
[Verse 18]
And dad's gonna kill me
And dad's gonna kill me
And dad's gonna kill me
Written by: Richard Thompson
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