Tonight it’s hot down here
I can almost smell the rain
And I can almost taste the fear
Behind your name
Fans turning on the ceiling
I feel sticky as a chili dog
White boys howling in the evening
On that hollow log
[Chorus]
Tall tales down the river
Say we aim to bury the truth
But the right hand just delivered
The devil in a suit
And he talks big in Whitewash County
Talks sweet as sugar cane
Got a past that’s filled with lightning
Got a future filled with rain
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[Verse 2]
Bug buzzing in an empty glass
Fiddle scratching some lazy tune
We’re just some place that history passed
New dust, new broom
And it’s a high hot buttered moon
He’s got a shiny new wax face
Swears the South’s gonna rise again soon
All over the place
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Rain down on Whitewash County
Smell the air coming up the line
Well you’ve changed your face so often
But you never change your mind
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- 1.Simple Life
- 2.The One
- 3.Sweat It Out
- 4.Runaway Train
- 5.Whitewash County
- 6.The North
- 7.When A Woman Doesn’t Want You
- 8.Emily
- 9.On Dark Street
- 10.Understanding Women
- 11.The Last Song
- Suit of Wolves
- Fat Boys and Ugly Girls
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Vocals
Keyboards
Percussion
Drums
Bass Guitar
Programmer
Guitar
Mixed At
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Released on
June 22, 1992
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