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Down To The Wire

from Respectable Enemy by Curtis McMurtry

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lyrics

Uncertainty or boredom
I'm not sure which is worse
I know you burn my letters
but I bet you read them first
and though it's been forever
I still feel the sting
darlin I never was faithful
but I still wear your ring

and I always was a fuck up
but this time I'm gonna win
since we're down to the wire
down to the wire again

please don't pretend you've forgotten
the night that I gave you that bruise
we made love and you asked me to hurt you
I wish I could say I refused
and I know you never loved me
you never even tried
I know it's all my fault, Dear
I hope you're satisfied

but I don't want your mercy
I'll take it on the chin
since we're down to the wire
down to the wire again

you hold me when you want to
I kiss you out of spite
we fight for what we want, Dear
not for what is right
and for all my grand ambition
what have I now to show
no matter how I struggled
you always brought me low

but a beating dog bites harder
you can bet I'll break the skin
since we're down to the wire
down to the wire again

credits

from Respectable Enemy, released August 12, 2014
Curtis McMurtry- vocals, electric guitar
Will Sexton- bass, electric guitars
Shawn Zorn- drums
Nathan Calzada- trumpet
Scott Fennell- tenor sax

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Curtis McMurtry Austin, Texas

Curtis McMurtry writes apocalyptic indie folk about the selfish and the cowardly. Influenced by Fiona Apple and Tom Waits, Curtis' music combines sinister lyrics with sophisticated orchestrations. He specializes in sad songs and mean songs, and considers his catalogue to be “music for people that like to read.” ... more

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