Name: Lost in the Sticks
Duration: P00H03M22S
Description: Based on a true story.

Lost in the Sticks

from EP by Will St. John & His Old Fashioned Love

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Based on a true story.

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Be friends, be friends
with the voice in your ear
Neighborly, thankful and kind
for behind, behind
that sound is a lion
patron saint of all our fears

It makes sense to be confused
when you know you're alone
in the sticks and it's dark all around
Blues rainin down like hail, like hail
Hopping up like toads from the ground

Black dogs, black dogs
on the drive, at your door
gnashing their teeth in a fit
Thank god their paws
can't pull at the knob
But the man with the leash
has opposable thumbs
and a gun at his knee
and a hungry son
in the back with a board
nailed to the door
white bones on the floor
and he's moaning for more
as you realize
that your gas tank is dry

Be friends, be friends
with the voice in your ear
neighborly, thankful and kind
for behind, behind
that sound is a lion
patron saint of all our fears

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from EP, released November 11, 2018
Will St. John- Vocals and Guitar

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Will St. John & His Old Fashioned Love Portland, Oregon

Will St. John makes music that ties together elements of each of the great American music genres, aesthetically inspired by HP Lovecraft and other weird fiction authors.

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