Book of Your Life

from Old Devils by Jon Langford & Skull Orchard

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I was the hero of the story but half way through I died
Another character took over
He had all the answers
& all the good lines, in the book of your life

Yeah, life can be so episodic
& there are episodes you won’t like
You can flick right through it
But there are dangers inherent
You might meet a nasty end, in the book of your life

The final chapter’s coming, gonna hit the last page running
Wish it was me, wish it was me in the book of your life?

I’ll skip ahead to another time & execute the perfect crime
Always alone, never detected, never suspected at all
Lost between the lines in the book of your life

And as she went along the high road,
The weather being hot and dry,
She sat herself down by a river bank,
And her true love came riding by
Another soldier home from the wars
In the book of your life

The final chapter’s coming, gonna hit the last page running
Wish it was me, wish it was me in the book of your life
Laws of metaphysics are bending
To produce a happy ending
Turning a new leaf in the book of your life

You said this is life; and this is what it’s like
That sounds very wise, but if I had a say in it
It wouldn’t be like this, wouldn’t be like this at all
In the book of your life

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from Old Devils, released August 24, 2010

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Jon Langford Chicago, Illinois

The L'homme de Renaissance of indie rock.  The prolific Welshman-cum-Chicagoan has done it all in his time.  Founded the Ground Zero UK art/punk collective The Mekons. He's also the guiding force in the Waco Brothers, the rarely convened collective of the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, the Skull Orchard and Wee Hairy Beasties. As nice as he is prolific--take a dive into his many musical endeavors. ... more

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