Rest Stop Punks, by Highway Ruger Bandits

Rest Stop Punks

by Highway Ruger Bandits

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Don P. Vargo Really loved this album in high school, still do. I figured out a few of the songs on my uke and harmonica. I played them a lot for friends and a few local open mic events in my town. A few of my favorite days with my first love included these songs that I'd play for her in the summer, while we were on nature hikes. I even made a harmonica holder from a wire coat hanger so I could play both at the same time. My favorite songs would have to be Apoc <3 Song, Id Head south, & Favorite track: If I Wasn't Afraid to Fly, I'd Head South.

joeleasure I prefer the Tay Zonday cover Favorite track: I'm a Nobody.

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1.	I'm a Nobody 02:56	lyrics	buy track
Tonight I’m reading Kerouac And listening to Pat the Bunny Staring at the open road and hoping We won’t be coming back No, we ain’t going back I’m sick and tired of not having the courage To be an absolute nobody I’m sick and tired of not having the courage To be an absolute nobody I’m a Nobody, I’m a Nobody Maybe I’ll move out to the desert And start my life anew Cause all our friends are leaving now So I guess that I will too Well I will be leaving the Midwest behind me Before my feet freeze to this street And I don’t know where I’m gonna go Or who I’m gonna meet I’m sick and tired of not having the courage To be an absolute nobody I’m sick and tired of not having the courage To be an absolute nobody I’m a Nobody, I’m a Nobody The only thing I care about Is the motion of my wheels Well I’ll get some spare change for gas Or else a shitty meal I’m living out of rest stops now Vending machines and cheap cigarettes So from concrete picnic tables I’m planning my next steps I’m sick and tired of not having the courage To be an absolute nobody I’m sick and tired of not having the courage To be an absolute nobody I’m a Nobody, I’m a Nobody
2.	Old Folk Homes 03:04	lyrics	buy track
Old Folk Homes, never made much sense to me Why wait to die, in a place you don’t want to be? Is this the life? Growing old and turning gray? Just to sit around, and think of every mistake you made So how’s the life? Of the life you chose to live Just getting by, guess how many shits I give? OK a few. Enough to keep me up at night Why do I care? I know damn well you’ll never write. Don’t call me a man That’s someone I’ll never be Don’t call me a friend I’m someone you don’t really need Just give me a hit; I don’t care what it does to me An altered state, I need somewhere else to be We’ll just stay young, live past turning old and gray We’ll write our songs, and sing our cares away Old Folk Homes, never made much sense to me Why wait to die, in a place you don’t want to be? Is this the life? Growing old and turning gray? Just to sit around, and think of every mistake you made Don’t call me a man That’s someone I’ll never be Don’t call me a friend I’m someone you don’t really need
3.	Crazy Eyes 03:36	lyrics	buy track
I’m crazy ‘bout ya Crazy Eyes I’m crazy ‘bout ya Crazy Eyes I can see you lookin’ my way And I’m wonderin’ if you’re going to stay Crazy Eyes I look in to your eyes and I’ll wonder what I’ll see It’s a blunder, what I wonder, will they set me free Or will I drown in those pools of blue You don’t know what you do I’m crazy ‘bout ya Crazy Eyes I’m crazy ‘bout ya Crazy Eyes I can see you lookin’ my way And I’m wonderin’ if you’re going to stay Crazy Eyes I look into those sapphires that are inside your skull And I see them staring in-to my soul And I’m afraid that I lost control Crazy Eyes I’m crazy ‘bout ya Crazy Eyes I’m crazy ‘bout ya Crazy Eyes I can see you lookin’ my way And I’m wonderin’ if you’re going to stay Crazy Eyes
4.	If I Wasn't Afraid to Fly, I'd Head South 02:52	lyrics	buy track
It’s true everything good has died It’s like this every year I have no place to stay tonight Please stay for just one more All the animals have gone to hide To rest until it’s warm Another year will pass us by What have you left to do The weak will starve, freeze, and try To greet the spring again I know you should be leaving now I’ve yet to let you go The sun will come to melt the ice The life will be anew Why should we both bare the cold until then When the warmth is here with you
5.	Rest Stop Punk 03:45	lyrics	buy track
God doesn’t love ugly God doesn’t fuckin’ love me And I’m okay with that Cause it means I get to be free From following a set of moral standards And that’s okay with me Yeah that’s okay with me I’ll be a rest stop punk (x4) We’re takin’ our time & going somewhere We’ll get there someday, I’m sure I know you’re out there, somewhere But there’s one thing I’ll always be I’ll be a rest stop punk (x4) We’re the rest stop punks We don’t give a fuck About you anyway We’re the rest stop punks We don’t give a fuck About you anyway We’re going nowhere Oh we’re going nowhere fast And this can’t go on forever But at least we’ll have a blast I’ll be a rest stop punk (x4) Life keeps fucking us over But we will take it in stride We don’t need you in our lives anymore All we need is a ride I’ll be a rest stop punk (x4) (Sweet Harmonica Solo) I’ll be a rest stop punk (x4)
6.	Apocalypse Love Song 03:43	lyrics	buy track
When all the methheads, run out of drugs When all the grandmothers, run out of hugs And the only thing left to do is tear this whole thing down I’ll still love you We stand above the wreckage of people’s broken dreams I still love you if you know what that means Crows can pick out people’s eyes and I will still be fine As long as I’m with you When all the methheads, run out of drugs When all the grandmothers, run out of hugs And the only thing left to do is tear this whole thing down I’ll still love you The world is burning, but my heart is yearning For a different flame The world has turned to shit, but I’m not sick of it Cause your love burns true When all the methheads, run out of drugs When all the grandmothers, run out of hugs And the only thing left to do is tear this whole thing down I’ll still love you The corpses line the street The kids have nothing to eat And I really don’t care Cause all I can smell is your hair When all the methheads, run out of drugs When all the grandmothers, run out of hugs And the only thing left to do is tear this whole thing down I’ll still love you And when there’s nothing, I hope we’re something Cause when there’s something, I hope there is still you
7.	I Hate the World 02:22	lyrics	buy track
I hate the world & the world hates me Just tell me that I’m shit & I’m happy to agree Cause every happy thought that comes into my head Ends up flipped around & makes me wish that I was dead My dog got hit by a car the other day And on the pavement I can see its brains I just taught it to play fetch It was in the street playing catch I hate the world & the world hates me Just tell me that I’m shit & I’m happy to agree Cause every happy thought that comes into my head Ends up flipped around & makes me wish that I was dead I got into a car crash Now my blood is on the dash I broke my arm & I broke my heart too If I can’t find the parts, I don’t know what I’ll do I hate the world & the world hates me Just tell me that I’m shit & I’m happy to agree Cause every happy thought that comes into my head Ends up flipped around & makes me wish that I was dead A girl threw up on my dick I don’t know what’s wrong with it It happened once, and then it happened again, It happened a third time, and that’s it no more head I hate the world & the world hates me Just tell me that I’m shit & I’m happy to agree Cause every happy thought that comes into my head Ends up flipped around & makes me wish that I was dead
8.	I'll be Alright 03:31	lyrics	buy track
If I’m not up in the morning I’ve been out all night I’ve been chasing demons I can’t chase out the light Why can’t I get a train ticket To get the hell out of my life Well the man down at the railroad tracks He says I’ll be alright I woke up this morning With clearer visions in my head A sudden warning I’m just glad that I’m not dead (Ooooohs) I’ve been working on becoming what I am Every day since my life began And I know I fucked a few dozen times But I swear I’ll get it right I’ll give thanks for today And for tomorrow too I’ll give thanks for the sun and the moon And for me and for you

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This album is about not liking where you are in life, feeling stuck, and being afraid of the future.
This is our first full-length album, and even if you don't like it, we hope you find something in it that makes sense.

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released May 31, 2014

Thank you so much to Angie & Sean of Etlin Zylin for recording us and making the tracks sound so dang pretty!

Thank you to everyone at the Drunken Donut, the Joliet local scene, and the Chicago folk punk scene for thinking we had something worth hearing!

All music on this album is written and performed by Kyle, Andrew, & Jimmy.

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Highway Ruger Bandits Joliet, Illinois

An ever-growing folk-punk band from the towns surrounding the I-80 & I-55 junction playing whatever they want.
Andrew - Harmonica
Kyle - Ukulele/Guitar
Jimmy - Ukulele/Mandolin
Matt - Guitar/Bells/Melodica
Faye - Bass ... more

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