Blow You Away
By Robert Earl Keen Jr.
Bigger Piece of Sky ö Sugar Hill Records, 1993
INTRO
Moderately fast
A öD öA öD
[A] You get off from [D] work a bit [E] early
[A] The boss doesnât [D] care if you [E] stay
[A] The guard with the [D] key has to [E] check your I.[A]D.
But heâd [D] just as soon [E] blow you a[A]way
The cops have stopped 10 miles of traffic
Theyâre sorry for all the delay
No need for alarm as theyâre waving their arms
But theyâd just as soon blow you away
Two pretty blondes in a Porshe
Their bumper says ãWe love LAä
They look pretty fair but theyâre crazy out there
And theyâd just as soon blow you away
You got in some trouble in high school
But you feel like a new man today
You keep to yourself because anyone else
Would just as soon blow you away
Youâre standing in from of the teller
Sheâs counting out all of your pay
Thereâs twenties and ones, thereâs guards with their guns
And theyâd just as soon blow you away
One old ex-con in station
Fixes flats at the back of the bay
He winks and he jokes, then borrows a smoke
But heâd just as soon blow you away
You like the new girl at the hotel
She drops your room key in the tray
No words will pass through the bullet-proof glass
Cause theyâd just as soon blow you away
You climb up the stairs every evening
To your room right above the cafŽ
There ainât much mystique but you pay every week
ÎCause theyâd just as soon blow you away
And you turn out the light that you read by
You pray that youâre one of the few
When youâre in with the lord thereâs just one reward
And theyâd just as soon make it come true
The mattress is mildewed and lumpy
But you fall fast asleep where you lay
Under the lump thereâs a .20 gauge pump
ÎCause theyâd just as soon blow you away
