The Gang’s All Here
Dropkick Murphys
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1
Roll Call
00 : 32
2
Blood and Whiskey
01 : 47
3
Pipebomb on Lansdowne
01 : 50
4
Perfect Stranger
01 : 58
5
10 Years of Service
02 : 45
6
Upstarts and Broken Hearts
02 : 56
7
Devil’s Brigade
01 : 27
8
Curse of a Fallen Soul
03 : 00
9
Homeward Bound
02 : 00
10
Going Strong
03 : 06
11
The Fighting 69th
03 : 13
12
Boston Asphalt
01 : 39
13
Wheel of Misfortune
03 : 50
14
The Only Road
02 : 11
15
Amazing Grace
02 : 38
16
The Gang’s All Here
07 : 59
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Track Lyrics
Blood and Whiskey Lyrics
6 ContributorsBlood and Whiskey LyricsUrban legend and American folklore
Tells of a man who was one of a kind
A sure gent with a flair for fashion
Prone to violence at any time
A legendary hooligan
With a thirst for blood and a taste for booze
This brave and daring brutal soul
He lived and fought by his own rules
Shake the hand that shook the world
Shoe-shine boy to champion
He'd fought and beaten many foes
His calling card was a kick to the groin
And a broken bottle to the bridge of the nose
He aimed to kill when he took to the ring
This Boston strong boy loved to fight
On more than one occasion
A bout was stopped to save an opponent's life
Shake the hand that shook the world
For blood and whiskey with a bare knuckled fist
Perfect Stranger Lyrics
4 ContributorsPerfect Stranger LyricsSchizophrenic nightmares sending shivers down my spine
I may be a little twisted, but I swear that my life is fine
I'm living with a perfect stranger
Is there anybody home?
I'm in the presence of a perfect stranger
But I find myself alone
Well I'm still working to make life better
Though I've fallen from God's grace
I'm standing still in a shattered mirror
Staring at somebody else's face
I'm living with a perfect stranger
Is there anybody home?
I'm in the presence of a perfect stranger
But I find myself alone
Just when things are back on track, I sabotage myself
These are all certain telltale signs of my decaying mental health
I'm living with a perfect stranger
Is there anybody home?
I'm in the presence of a perfect stranger
But I find myself alone
Nobody's home
10 Years of Service Lyrics
6 Contributors10 Years of Service LyricsThe status of our future in both past and present time
Is relegated to a member of a higher class than mine
To determine and direct the lives of family men who bear the burden
Of living up to standard that doesn't exist in 1999
Who's gonna save us from this lonely picket line?
Ten years of service but I'm still not worth your time
Times may be changing but I'll never leave behind the hopes
And thoughts I have of better days for families such as mine
Because if history repeats itself and time will surely tell
What goes around's gonna come around and you'll know our pain too well
Who's gonna save us from this lonely picket line?
Ten years of service but I'm still not worth your time
And I've seen men give their lives and heard the stories that they tell
Of how they labored for this company which sold its soul to hell
The status of our future in both past and present time
Is relegated to a member of a higher class than mine
To determine and direct the lives of family men who bear the burden
Of living up to standard that doesn't exist in 1999
Who's gonna save us from this lonely picket line?
Ten years of service but I'm still not worth your time
And I've seen men give their lives and heard the stories that they tell
Of how they labored for this company which sold its soul to hell
Upstarts and Broken Hearts Lyrics
5 ContributorsUpstarts and Broken Hearts LyricsI once met a young girl filled with fire
That saw through my front to this shell of a man
She knew I'd be a handful from the start
This strong willed woman had an angel's heart
The holes in these wings don't allow me to fly
So you'd better brace for a life of pain
And if fate is the path to this better life
Somehow I feel you'll never see the faces change
Through thick and thin she stood by you
She held the key to my broken heart
I look back and wonder, sit and ponder
How I could have ever neglected you
For the blood soaked soil on the old ball field
I gambled on a hand I wasn't ready to lose
But if the tables were turned and I faced the troubles
Tough times and struggles I put you through
I'd have been there as you were through horror and hardship
My life and my love are pledged to you
Through thick and thin she stood by you
She held the key to my broken heart
Remember the nights she waited and wondered
Fused to a myth that it had taken it's toll
But this Godless man has mended his way
Never again will she be alone
I remember it well, still I always knew
That she was destined to be my bride
This woman had pride, she was full of life
I could see the passion in her eyes
She thought she found a man but she fell for the devil
An evil monster in disguise
Now I'll honor and obey, forever stay
True to you, my Irish rose
Through thick and thin she stood by you
She held the key to my broken heart
Curse of a Fallen Soul Lyrics
6 ContributorsCurse of a Fallen Soul LyricsAnother wake, another time, a premature goodbye
I've watched you grow and I've seen you pass
I always knew it wouldn't last
Together now we mourn the loss and remember all the fun
We'll drink the beer and hangout where death took another son
So all for one and one for all do we ever wonder why
Though reasons clear, this friend so dear was taken before his time
-CHORUS-
So may this round be on the corpse of a dead man
With a toast that tells of a love you never shared
So as we dance on the grave of the misbehaved
Raise your glass and sing the praise of a fallen soul
Many bow their heads for this man they knew so well
With solemn thoughts they drink and drug for a resurrection
(Facing death you fear no danger)
While Mothers shed their tears through a veil of desperation
These fiends of vicious breed raise holy hell
-CHORUS-
How many times can fate be chanced, the dice be rolled
Is their no path of least resistance for the bold
(Never sought and rarely taken)
Shocked and dismayed at how it stole his life
When this fateful course of action takes its toll
-CHORUS- (x2)
Now let's all gather round in our costume suits and ties
Telling now this soul was a source of inspiration
(Love him now, he lives no longer)
But you never tell the tales of the times you turned your back
On this friend who never found the righteous path
-CHORUS-
Homeward Bound Lyrics
5 ContributorsHomeward Bound LyricsI've seen street corner preachers spending discharge pay
Between periods of getting stiff
And happy tipplers singing songs of discontentment
With each and every passing sip
From the bookmaker's clerk on the rowdy racing circuit
Known as Tom Sharkey's brawling bar
To the tenders at the pubs and illegal sporting clubs
In this town I call my home
You see, I come from a family who more or less traditionally
Sends its boys off to serve Uncle Sam
"Obey your orders and protect your country"
Said this father to his disheartened son
I've traveled over seas, seen forks in the road
From Ravena to the pubs near Cunard Pier
But the things weren't the same, as the place where I became
A man in this town I call my home
I'm going home
I've seen street corner preachers spending discharge pay
Between periods of getting stiff
And happy tipplers singing songs of discontentment
With each and every passing sip
From the bookmaker's clerk on the rowdy racing circuit
Known as Tom Sharkey's brawling bar
To the tenders at the pubs and illegal sporting clubs
In this town I call my home
Boston Asphalt Lyrics
[Chorus:]
From the prison of their lonely hearts they labored long and hard
A poor needy down trodden rough and ready sod
Working 18 hour days for the B.A.C
Intelligent, respectable, but made of modest means
With an independent spirit, so full of hopes and dreams
Opportunity denied them in a doomed and starving land
Came these openhearted kindly spirits of a truly threatened man
Wheel of Misfortune Lyrics
[Chorus:]
Down and out, I scream and I shout
For this man from whom I need my advice
If the price is your life son, you'd better think twice as you march to the front like a soldier
So you'd think I'd aspire for greatness, hell-Bent to make a name on my own
Genetically programmed for the Wheel of Misfortune, I'm an heir to an unwanted throne
Now they've all got their theories
Opinions and such about this man who is down on his luck
Well the offers are plenty
My options are many, still I opt to face my problems alone
[Chorus]
So you'd think I'd aspire for greatness, hell-Bent to make a name on my own
Genetically programmed for the Wheel of Misfortune, I'm an heir to an unwanted throne
Cowboys and coppers verse indians and robbers
Take a guess for which side I was prone
Maniacal pleasures and a taste for misfortune
The legacy for which I was known
[Chorus]
The Only Road Lyrics
5 ContributorsThe Only Road LyricsHow could you choose a path without knowing where you'd end up
Where you came from was a time and place that you had never been
Is this the only road
Can you fake your way through conversation or just simply turn away
Set a course for the desert sun is this the only choice
To live without a choice, this is the only choice we'll know
Cut your teeth and now it's time to show the world that what your made of
Was a travesty that many just call luck
Is this the only road
Now climb aboard the red line train that's headed out of town
Or stick around and just relive your past
You're always running out of wind and you keep saying it's the end
You're always hoping that you'll win, but then you throw in the towel in