The Meanest of Times
Dropkick Murphys
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Famous for Nothing
02 : 47
2
God Willing
03 : 17
3
The State of Massachusetts
03 : 52
4
Tomorrow’s Industry
02 : 19
5
Echoes on “A”. Street
03 : 18
6
Vices and Virtues
02 : 12
7
Surrender
03 : 15
8
(F)Lannigan’s Ball
03 : 39
9
I’ll Begin Again
02 : 38
10
Fairmount Hill
03 : 58
11
Loyal to No One
02 : 25
12
Shattered
02 : 48
13
Rude Awakenings
03 : 24
14
Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya
03 : 55
15
Never Forget
02 : 51
16
Jailbreak
03 : 54
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Track Lyrics
The State of Massachusetts Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She had excuses and she chose to use them
She was the victim of unspeakable abuses
Her husband was violent, malicious, and distant
Her kids now belong to the state of Massachusetts
[Hook]
They've been taken away! Hey!
They've been taken away!
[Verse 2]
Billy was a bright one, Tommy's off his head
Mother loved them both the same, at least that's what she said
I don't predict the future, I don't care about the past
Send them both to DSS, now you've had your chance
[Chorus]
The poison stole your babies
The judges took your rights
You can have your children... or the night!
[Verse 3]
I suppose you've been a victim, I suspect you may have lied
Have you lost all ambition, won't you give this thing a try
If you can't and you fail, you won't be the only loser
These kids don't stand a chance with you in their future
[Hook]
They've been taken away! (Hey!)
They've been taken away!
[Verse 2]
Billy was a bright one, Tommy's off his head
Mother loved them both the same, at least that's what she said
I don't predict the future, I don't care about the past
Send them both to DSS, now you've had your chance
[Chorus]
The poison stole your babies
The judges took your rights
You can have your children... or the night!
[Chorus]
The poison stole your babies
The judges took your rights
You can have your children... or the night!
[Mandolin Solo]
[Verse 2]
Billy was a bright one, Tommy's off his head
Mother loved them both the same, at least that's what she said
I don't predict the future, I don't care about the past
Send them both to DSS, now you've had your chance
[Chorus]
The poison stole your babies
The judges took your rights
You can have your children... or the night!
Echoes on “A”. Street Lyrics
3 ContributorsEchoes on “A” Street LyricsAnxious nights give way to daylight
She don't cry and she don't complain
To honor, cherish, protect and keep you
She took your problems and took your name
All she wants to do is stroll down the island
She don't care if there's wind or there's rain
Only a women of her stature could shield you
From the venom of this town's disdain
And she'll wait by your side
She'll never let you out of her sight
And she'll wait by your side
You're the one thing that matters in her life
As she waits patiently by the window
She knows you'll be coming home soon
She'll sit quiet there and won't go
Her dedication can't be moved
She hears the echoes marching down "A" street
Like footsteps on the cobblestone
A pace too heavy to be her master
They pass her by and she's still alone
And she'll wait by your side
She'll never let you out of her sight
And she'll wait by your side
You're the one thing that matters in her life
Shannon I'm coming home!
Shannon I'm coming home!
She hears the echoes marching down "A" street
Like footsteps on the cobblestone
A pace too heavy to be her master
They pass her by and she's still alone
And she'll wait by your side
She'll never let you out of her sight
And she'll wait by your side
You're the one thing that matters in her life
Shannon I'm coming home!
Shannon I'm coming home!
Shannon I'm coming home!
Surrender Lyrics
3 ContributorsSurrender LyricsI was at my weakest state and you kept me pushing on
You gave me something to believe in
And it keeps me standing strong
Yeah these lessons that I've learned, these things I'll carry on
And when you're gone I'll honor you each day, however long
This glimmer of hope was never enough
To guide me through the darkness like a diamond in the rough
I held out for and I received a pain that never left with no reprieve
Like a toast at a table where resentments run free
There can't be any truth where there's no honesty
Like an apple from the tree you were lock jawed in your ways
A reminder of myself in those long forgotten days
Thought you'd stayed off my path
But I just couldn't see that the blood that's in your veins
Is the same that runs through me
This glimmer of hope was never enough
To guide me through the darkness like a diamond in the rough
I held out for and I received a pain that never left with no reprieve
Like a toast at a table where resentments run free
There can't be any truth where there's no honesty
I had it all but lost my faith, and then you lead me to it
Today I'll carry on
I had all but lost my faith, and now I've renewed it
These things I'll carry on
Fairmount Hill Lyrics
3 ContributorsFairmount Hill LyricsThe Murphys cover and update the classic Irish folk song “Spancil Hill” for this track off of The Meanest of TimesLast night as I lay dreaming of pleasant days gone by
My mind was bent on rambling, to Boston I did fly
I stepped onboard a vision and I followed with the wind
When next I came to anchor at the rocks on Fairmount Hill
It was on the 23rd of June, the day before the fair
When Boston's sons and daughters and friends assembled there
The young, the old, the brave, and the bold
Came their duty to fulfill
At the parish church on Thatcher, a mile from Fairmount Hill
I went to see old friends there, to see what they might say
The old ones were all dead and gone, the young ones turning gray
I met the broker Hughes, he's as odd as ever still
See I used to crash at his mother's house, when I hung on Fairmount Hill
I paid a flying visit to my first and only love
She's as white as any lily and as gentle as a dove
She threw her arm around me saying, "Andy I love you still"
Oh, she's one miss Bazo Bailey, the pride of Fairmount Hill
I dreamt I'd fought a violent war for the hand of this darling gal
Against an angry jealous foe by the name of Danny Gill
The clock it rang in the morning, it rang both loud and shrill
When I awoke in California, many miles from Fairmount Hill