ARTIST Rheostatics, The

@ALBUM Melville

Record Body Count



Joey pulled himself to his knees,

Pulled his body back up the bank

and looked back down there.



Said the water was not that deep,

But I almost drowned there

You can drown in a bathtub

So they... say.



Someone in class called me a loser

So I decided to skip the day

(hey hey) skip the day.



Tried to look casual sneakin round the back

As I shotput across the track

Into the gate beside the portables



But a red tie and school gray slacks

Doesn't blend in with the grass

As the teacher was changing class

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He chased me half way through the park

Till I ran into the woods

Then I'm (very good) in THE WOODS!



So I was an Indian

The player by the creek

And dried my eyes there.



There's a record body count this year

There's a record body count THIS YEAR!

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Joey stepped up on a block of ice,

Put a rope around his neck.

Fell asleep before he died