
Date of issue: 31.12.1999
Song language: English
Too Tuff To Cry |
There was this mother and this father |
Ungrateful for what they had |
So they tried hard to return it |
But God wouldn’t take it back |
So then they tried to burn it |
On their dirty kitchen floor |
They met their fate one night late |
Tryin' to rob a liquor store |
Down in flames together |
They went down in flames together |
Brother Henry had a pair of most curious hands |
He liked to fondle the sweet contents of little boys' pants |
But a vigilant mom learned about his predilection |
And she nailed his balls to the wall in a shotgun crucifixion |
She was dissatisfied from the day she was born |
She prayed every birthday for a new body part |
So this unhappy virgin got herself a surgeon |
Who made her a version of her new improved self |
But there was something he left behind, and that was her mind |
…filled with the same old pictures now she wished she was blind |
He didn’t really like the way things were goin cuz |
He wasn’t making enough money |
She was as unhappy the last day of her life as she was the first |
So they looked at one another |
They made a video of their vows |
They swallowed a bottle of pills and said goodnight forever |
That’s all for now (bye-bye !) |
CHANT |
They said their vows, they swallowed pills |
They lit candles, drew the curtains |
Had their fill, had their thrills |
Their lives were finished they were certain |
And no one tried, to get inside |
To stop the tears they never cried |
And so that day, they did away |
With their pointless little burden) |
She wanted a great big house… and a great big life |
So he took a knife. |
and he turned a card |
He juggled some numbers on a few ledger sheets |
He didn’t realize he’d wind up between the sheets |
Being identified by his child bride |
Who thought he would give her it all |
That’s how he paid for the ride |
What was that thing they threw off the Talahachie Bridge |
Did anybody ever figure it out? |
Well what I think is they knew and it put their whole lives in doubt |
Cuz the coroner’s office never would unseal those papers |
They felt that forgetting it all would be a whole lot safer |
Chorus Outro |
Song tags: #Down in Flames Together