Name: Vinegar & Piss
Duration: P00H04M19S
Description: What happens when I channel Mike Ness and write about getting back to my roots? I write a rockin' folk song that tells it like it is. 'Nuff said, listen to it!

Vinegar & Piss

from Starting All Over (All Over Again) by Heath Lane

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What happens when I channel Mike Ness and write about getting back to my roots? I write a rockin' folk song that tells it like it is. 'Nuff said, listen to it!

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When I was a wild-eyed youth I knew to stand my ground
I never followed & never led instead I simply hung around
Had big ambitions of a life of rock-n-roll
Disturbing visions, paralyzing fears of growing old
Knew it wouldn’t be easy, might be hit & miss
I had to keep that dream alive & stay full of vinegar & piss

Fast forward through a decade, I was still an average guy
A tax paying citizen, worked an honest 9-to-5
But on the weekends, man those were crazy nights
Raising hell onstage and the occasional drunken fight
It was only a matter of time, we’d do something with this
Gotta’ keep that dream alive & stay full of vinegar & piss

Wing-bars & wannabe stars made me realize
What it’s about & what it’s not
Juke-box cover-bands, dirty money changing hands
In that crooked scene you don’t have a shot
When vinegar & piss is all you’ve got

Here we are in the present day & I haven’t given in
Found a new direction by simply going back again
Back to the golden age when it was all still fun
We played to play & didn’t care about pleasing anyone
I’ll disregard the naysayers & their blissful ignorance
That dream is strong as ever & I’m still full of vinegar & piss

Yes, that dream is still alive & well, and I’m still full of vinegar & piss

©2011 J.H. Lane, All Rights Reserved

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from Starting All Over (All Over Again), released October 31, 2011
Heath Lane : all guitars, bass, drums and vocals

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Heath Lane

Heath Lane embraces the truest spirit of rock by being unafraid of speaking his mind at the risk of going against the grain. His lyrical method is often both clever and cynical, often striking a nerve or two with subject matter, and partners with irresistible hooks and melodies executed unlike any other. You WILL have at least one song stuck in your head after listening, guaranteed! ... more

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