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OK Otter
Walking through the city
In the middle of the night
There's still so much light
All around
They say walking is for fools
But that isn't what I've found
When the city never sleeps
I sleep to get around
Hey!
All of my friends are talking about moving out
They need a little room to breath
Find some land of their own
Where they can just stay
For fifty years they'll love every day
But that garden you know you gotta grow it
And that grass you gotta mow it
And I feel you already know it
This ain't gonna fix anything
Walking through the city
In the middle of the night
In the middle of the night
There's still so much light
All around
They say walking is for fools
But that isn't what I've found
When the city never sleeps
I sleep to get around
Hey!
All of my friends are talking about moving out
They need a little room to breath
Find some land of their own
Where they can just stay
For fifty years they'll love every day
But that garden you know you gotta grow it
And that grass you gotta mow it
And I feel you already know it
This ain't gonna fix anything
Walking through the city
In the middle of the night
E
02:05
I’m just an old man
Counting the days
Till I can see you again
If you’ve been watching the whole time
You should know
That she is just a friend
I get lonely in the winter
And at Christmas the kids
They’re spread across the country
I’ve been taking care of myself
'Cause I know that you want me
Around for them
Lying in our bed
And they tell me that the end
Is coming soon
But I know you’re waiting for me
With a glass of red wine
And a few good stories to tell me
So I just have to wait
The priest just left
Our oldest is at my bedside
He’s got a grandkid of his own
Look at this family we’ve made
We’ve done some pretty great things
Counting the days
Till I can see you again
If you’ve been watching the whole time
You should know
That she is just a friend
I get lonely in the winter
And at Christmas the kids
They’re spread across the country
I’ve been taking care of myself
'Cause I know that you want me
Around for them
Lying in our bed
And they tell me that the end
Is coming soon
But I know you’re waiting for me
With a glass of red wine
And a few good stories to tell me
So I just have to wait
The priest just left
Our oldest is at my bedside
He’s got a grandkid of his own
Look at this family we’ve made
We’ve done some pretty great things
E
03:24
You say it’s not the right tempo
It’s like you’re thinking in slow mo
You broke in here with a crossbow
And now the hammer’s coming down
You think your playing is top notch
You claim you saw the real Sasquatch
You went all in plus your wristwatch
And now the hammer’s coming down
What you feel inside
You know that it’s gonna come out
It’s like you’re thinking in slow mo
You broke in here with a crossbow
And now the hammer’s coming down
You think your playing is top notch
You claim you saw the real Sasquatch
You went all in plus your wristwatch
And now the hammer’s coming down
What you feel inside
You know that it’s gonna come out
E
02:05
I do not want to be
What you set aside for me
I do not want to be
Oh no
And if you come after me
I’ll crawl back into the sea
An ear to the ground
I lay low
Step to the side of the street
I was calm, I was cool, I was smooth on my feet
I sense the blood in defeat
Oh it’s just like the letter
The redder the better, yeah
I do not want to be
What you set aside for me
I do not want to be
Oh no
And if you come after me
I’ll crawl back into the sea
An ear to the ground
I lay low
What you set aside for me
I do not want to be
Oh no
And if you come after me
I’ll crawl back into the sea
An ear to the ground
I lay low
Step to the side of the street
I was calm, I was cool, I was smooth on my feet
I sense the blood in defeat
Oh it’s just like the letter
The redder the better, yeah
I do not want to be
What you set aside for me
I do not want to be
Oh no
And if you come after me
I’ll crawl back into the sea
An ear to the ground
I lay low
E
02:32
Down, just past the tree line
You will find my body there
Please, I beg you, please
Don’t show my children
What has become of me
John once said, “Let's come together”
All it ever got me was a bullet in the back
Just like him
But now that the snow has melted
My body’s free, now go
You will find me down at the river
Where it overflowed
Way back in late December
Where Mrs. Sullivan slipped
On the ice, very nice
I saw it all
How did they make us?
Oh, how did they know?
That I’d been there in the basement
Laying low
I think I may have been
Born at the wrong time
It’s what everybody says
Oh no
I saw the whole thing
You will find my body there
Please, I beg you, please
Don’t show my children
What has become of me
John once said, “Let's come together”
All it ever got me was a bullet in the back
Just like him
But now that the snow has melted
My body’s free, now go
You will find me down at the river
Where it overflowed
Way back in late December
Where Mrs. Sullivan slipped
On the ice, very nice
I saw it all
How did they make us?
Oh, how did they know?
That I’d been there in the basement
Laying low
I think I may have been
Born at the wrong time
It’s what everybody says
Oh no
I saw the whole thing
E
03:22
You remind me
Of a girl I knew when I was young
The way you’re taking little sips
When you’re out lying in the sun
So come and find me
If you wanna have some fun
We’ll go driving to the coast
Blasting “take it on the run”
Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know
Hey Hey Hey Hey
This reminds me
Of a place I went when I was young
We were battling the heat
Filling up our water guns
So now you find me
With nothing else to say
We got our feet in the sand, cold beer in our hands
I say we stay
Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Wanna go to Maine in fall?
I’ll take you there
You wanna hang at the mall?
Sure, I’ll take you there
You wanna get old in Florida
With skin like leather
This all sounds fine to me
Let’s just stick together, yeah!
You remind me
Of a girl I knew when I was young
The way you’re taking little sips
When you’re out lying in the sun
Hey Hey Hey!
Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know
Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Of a girl I knew when I was young
The way you’re taking little sips
When you’re out lying in the sun
So come and find me
If you wanna have some fun
We’ll go driving to the coast
Blasting “take it on the run”
Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know
Hey Hey Hey Hey
This reminds me
Of a place I went when I was young
We were battling the heat
Filling up our water guns
So now you find me
With nothing else to say
We got our feet in the sand, cold beer in our hands
I say we stay
Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know
Hey Hey Hey Hey
Wanna go to Maine in fall?
I’ll take you there
You wanna hang at the mall?
Sure, I’ll take you there
You wanna get old in Florida
With skin like leather
This all sounds fine to me
Let’s just stick together, yeah!
You remind me
Of a girl I knew when I was young
The way you’re taking little sips
When you’re out lying in the sun
Hey Hey Hey!
Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know
Just say so
I’ll take you where you wanna go
Hey Ho
I’ll tell you what you want to know
Hey Hey Hey Hey
E
03:04
Momma said,
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”
Momma said,
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”
You say you wanna be a spaceman
Playing in a rock band
What you waiting on? A wristband?
Oh there’s nothing to it,
You gotta just do it
Cause everybody seems to want it a lot
And if the right eyes see
You shoot straight to the top
But they fold whenever things get rough
That’s why you gotta be tough
Yeah, you gotta be
Momma said,
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”
Momma said,
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”
You gotta be
Yeah you gotta be
You gotta be tough
You gotta be
You know you gotta be
You gotta be tough
You gotta be
Yeah you gotta be
You gotta be tough
You gotta be
You know you gotta be
You gotta be tough
Momma said,
“What you wanna be
When you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”
Momma said,
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”
You say you wanna be a spaceman
Playing in a rock band
What you waiting on? A wristband?
Oh there’s nothing to it,
You gotta just do it
Cause everybody seems to want it a lot
And if the right eyes see
You shoot straight to the top
But they fold whenever things get rough
That’s why you gotta be tough
Yeah, you gotta be
Momma said,
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”
Momma said,
“What you wanna be
when you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”
You gotta be
Yeah you gotta be
You gotta be tough
You gotta be
You know you gotta be
You gotta be tough
You gotta be
Yeah you gotta be
You gotta be tough
You gotta be
You know you gotta be
You gotta be tough
Momma said,
“What you wanna be
When you grow up
Doesn’t matter that much
As long as you’re tough”
E
01:54
It’ll be alright
It’ll be okay
Cause when the night comes
I will wrap myself in chains
We were down at the water’s edge
We were just looking out
Some guy caught a sand shark
And all the kids were freaking out
But it made me start thinking
About the night that we met
And as my feet were sinking
I could see it in my head
I was out at the restaurant
I was ordering food
You were there working
I was just staring at you
It’ll be alright
It’ll be okay
Cause when the night comes
I will wrap myself in chains
It’ll be okay
Cause when the night comes
I will wrap myself in chains
We were down at the water’s edge
We were just looking out
Some guy caught a sand shark
And all the kids were freaking out
But it made me start thinking
About the night that we met
And as my feet were sinking
I could see it in my head
I was out at the restaurant
I was ordering food
You were there working
I was just staring at you
It’ll be alright
It’ll be okay
Cause when the night comes
I will wrap myself in chains
E
02:24
You’re a maniac
Why’d you come back here for your things
I’ll even help you pack
Let's send you on your way
So I never see you again
It’s like nothing’s working
Why does it take so long
That’s what you think
But you think wrong
So wrong
Maniac
Why you taking so long
You’re a maniac
Why’d you come back here for your things
I’ll help you pack
Let's send you on your way
So I never see you again
Why’d you come back here for your things
I’ll even help you pack
Let's send you on your way
So I never see you again
It’s like nothing’s working
Why does it take so long
That’s what you think
But you think wrong
So wrong
Maniac
Why you taking so long
You’re a maniac
Why’d you come back here for your things
I’ll help you pack
Let's send you on your way
So I never see you again
E
02:41
I hear you talking, you talk too loud
When you’re out walking in this strange town
You run your mouth, you tell your lies
You won’t know it’s coming, it hits you right between the eyes
Come on
Go and take the long way, the long way, the long way
Go and take the long way, the long way
Oh, you come back here to tell me I’m wrong
Don’t want to be let out when your shadow is long
'Cause when the liquor is strong they start singing along, sing singing along
Oh they stand up as your making the call
A few boys in the back and they’re starting to brawl
I love you big and small, short and tall when you fall
I love you warts and all
Waiting for the next thing
You’re waiting for the best thing to come around
Forget about the stressing
Can’t you see it’s pressing your spirit down
Oh, you come back here to tell me I'm wrong
Don’t want to be let out when your shadow is long
'Cause when the liquor is strong they start singing along, sing singing along
Oh they stand up as your making the call
A few boys in the back and they’re starting to brawl
I love you big and small, short and tall when you fall
I love you warts and all
Gonna take the long way, the long way, the long way
Gonna take the long way, the long way
I hear you talking, you talk to loud
When you’re out walking in this strange town
When you’re out walking in this strange town
You run your mouth, you tell your lies
You won’t know it’s coming, it hits you right between the eyes
Come on
Go and take the long way, the long way, the long way
Go and take the long way, the long way
Oh, you come back here to tell me I’m wrong
Don’t want to be let out when your shadow is long
'Cause when the liquor is strong they start singing along, sing singing along
Oh they stand up as your making the call
A few boys in the back and they’re starting to brawl
I love you big and small, short and tall when you fall
I love you warts and all
Waiting for the next thing
You’re waiting for the best thing to come around
Forget about the stressing
Can’t you see it’s pressing your spirit down
Oh, you come back here to tell me I'm wrong
Don’t want to be let out when your shadow is long
'Cause when the liquor is strong they start singing along, sing singing along
Oh they stand up as your making the call
A few boys in the back and they’re starting to brawl
I love you big and small, short and tall when you fall
I love you warts and all
Gonna take the long way, the long way, the long way
Gonna take the long way, the long way
I hear you talking, you talk to loud
When you’re out walking in this strange town
E
03:14
I came to Philadelphia
With a rod in my hand
I sure am no saint
I am no righteous man
I don’t miss the cold
But I do miss the sand
It takes some adjusting
And I know that I can
And I tell you
I am no righteous man
They all like to treat me
Like a wanted man
They come from far and wide
Just to spit in my hand
I came in September
To run from the cold
The young, they tolerate it
But my body’s getting old
And I tell you
I am no righteous man
Cold, cold, cold
It’s cold in the snow
If I stay or I go
Nobody will know
Or care
There’s nobody there
To say, “Stay, please, please, please, please”
I came to Philadelphia
From up north, Newfoundland
My mother, she was a teacher
My dad a fisherman
I don’t miss the cold
But I do miss the sand
It'll take some adjusting
But I’m sure that I can
With a rod in my hand
I sure am no saint
I am no righteous man
I don’t miss the cold
But I do miss the sand
It takes some adjusting
And I know that I can
And I tell you
I am no righteous man
They all like to treat me
Like a wanted man
They come from far and wide
Just to spit in my hand
I came in September
To run from the cold
The young, they tolerate it
But my body’s getting old
And I tell you
I am no righteous man
Cold, cold, cold
It’s cold in the snow
If I stay or I go
Nobody will know
Or care
There’s nobody there
To say, “Stay, please, please, please, please”
I came to Philadelphia
From up north, Newfoundland
My mother, she was a teacher
My dad a fisherman
I don’t miss the cold
But I do miss the sand
It'll take some adjusting
But I’m sure that I can
E
02:58
Summer’s come wanna make the most of it
They leave the city and all head for the coast and then,
They pile in and ride through the night
They smell the bay and start feeling alright
Whoa, whoa, whoa
It’s a scorcher
And the beach is so crowded
My skin feels like it’s on fire
The water’s calling
And the waves are getting higher
And higher, and higher…
Whoa, whoa whoa
We spend our time
On the coastline
Yeah we spend our days
Just chasing waves
We spend our time
On the coastline
We spend our days
Just chasing waves
Whoa, whoa, whoa
They leave the city and all head for the coast and then,
They pile in and ride through the night
They smell the bay and start feeling alright
Whoa, whoa, whoa
It’s a scorcher
And the beach is so crowded
My skin feels like it’s on fire
The water’s calling
And the waves are getting higher
And higher, and higher…
Whoa, whoa whoa
We spend our time
On the coastline
Yeah we spend our days
Just chasing waves
We spend our time
On the coastline
We spend our days
Just chasing waves
Whoa, whoa, whoa
E
02:31
I swear it’s a fact we were under attack
At our puffed up hair they would stare
We ain’t going back
No way, no way, no way
We were outcasts, loners,
Wishniks, stoners
Baited, traded, trolling, rolling
Away
Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit
For you
If I turn to stone, would you leave me alone?
Let me finish my drink, time to think
As I make my own…
Way, my way, my way
I swear I tried, I almost died
Got dressed up, messed up
Came gunning, I’m running
Away
Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit
For you
We live just outside town
In the fallen trees we made a home
We try to do what’s best for our children
We try and play it safe
But sometimes, we still…
Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit
Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit
At our puffed up hair they would stare
We ain’t going back
No way, no way, no way
We were outcasts, loners,
Wishniks, stoners
Baited, traded, trolling, rolling
Away
Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit
For you
If I turn to stone, would you leave me alone?
Let me finish my drink, time to think
As I make my own…
Way, my way, my way
I swear I tried, I almost died
Got dressed up, messed up
Came gunning, I’m running
Away
Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit
For you
We live just outside town
In the fallen trees we made a home
We try to do what’s best for our children
We try and play it safe
But sometimes, we still…
Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit
Come out for the thrill of it
We change just a little bit
E
03:05
It’s all coming back to me
I should have stayed in the light
It’s all coming back to me
I never walk from a fight
It’s all coming back to me
It was you I was looking for
It’s all coming back to me
I came screaming out the door
I tell you, something don’t feel right, baby
We’re falling down again
I tell you, something don’t feel right, baby
Are we doing all that we can
It’s not making sense to me
Do they think that we can’t think
They expect us to bend the knee
But we are lions pushed to the brink
What they want it is plain to see
They’ll take the swing but we won’t flinch
‘Cause when the good men won’t rise up
Your freedom it dries up
We’ll never give an inch
Here we go
I tell you, something don’t feel right, baby
We’re falling down again
I tell you, something don’t feel right, baby
Are we doing all that we can
I should have stayed in the light
It’s all coming back to me
I never walk from a fight
It’s all coming back to me
It was you I was looking for
It’s all coming back to me
I came screaming out the door
I tell you, something don’t feel right, baby
We’re falling down again
I tell you, something don’t feel right, baby
Are we doing all that we can
It’s not making sense to me
Do they think that we can’t think
They expect us to bend the knee
But we are lions pushed to the brink
What they want it is plain to see
They’ll take the swing but we won’t flinch
‘Cause when the good men won’t rise up
Your freedom it dries up
We’ll never give an inch
Here we go
I tell you, something don’t feel right, baby
We’re falling down again
I tell you, something don’t feel right, baby
Are we doing all that we can
E
03:34
I don’t give a crap
I’m taking a dirt nap
Don’t need no urn
I’m feeding the worms
Don’t call me lazy
I’m pushing up daisies
I met the reaper
Now I’m one big sleeper
I don’t give a crap
I’m taking a dirt nap
No don’t give a crap
I’m taking a dirt nap
Don’t give a shit
Yeah I already kicked it
Ready to close up
I got my toes up
Leave me alone
I’m nothing but bone
Oh it’s a lock
Got my name on a rock
I made a blunder
Now I’m six feet under
I don’t give a crap
I’m taking a dirt nap
No don’t give a crap
I’m taking a dirt nap
Don’t give a shit
I already kicked it
Everybody’s saying
What they wanna be
When they’re young
They wanna know what you do
When you have you’re fun
They never stop to think
The time will come
Just wanna run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run Run Run
Yeah Run Run Run
I don’t give a crap
Taking a dirt nap
I don’t give a crap
Taking a dirt nap
I don’t give a crap
Taking a dirt nap
I don’t give a crap
Crap!
I’m taking a dirt nap
Don’t need no urn
I’m feeding the worms
Don’t call me lazy
I’m pushing up daisies
I met the reaper
Now I’m one big sleeper
I don’t give a crap
I’m taking a dirt nap
No don’t give a crap
I’m taking a dirt nap
Don’t give a shit
Yeah I already kicked it
Ready to close up
I got my toes up
Leave me alone
I’m nothing but bone
Oh it’s a lock
Got my name on a rock
I made a blunder
Now I’m six feet under
I don’t give a crap
I’m taking a dirt nap
No don’t give a crap
I’m taking a dirt nap
Don’t give a shit
I already kicked it
Everybody’s saying
What they wanna be
When they’re young
They wanna know what you do
When you have you’re fun
They never stop to think
The time will come
Just wanna run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run Run Run
Yeah Run Run Run
I don’t give a crap
Taking a dirt nap
I don’t give a crap
Taking a dirt nap
I don’t give a crap
Taking a dirt nap
I don’t give a crap
Crap!
E
02:22
Biography
Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter OK Otter produces original folk and rock tunes. His songs are whimsical and unique in their lyrics and instrumentation, and range from heartfelt and uplifting to atmospheric and spooky.
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