The Mighty Mighty Bosstones ''A Jackknife To A Swan'' w/ lyrics

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''A Jackknife to A Swan'' by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones from the album ''A Jacknife To A Swan''

Lyrics:

Shortly after Evelyn
Was doused with gasoline
And just a few miles off the avenue,
A lighter flashed into a puff of smoke.
For thirty years Walter worked right there,
Five days out of every week,
That's where he watched his hometown fade
The last came fast and furious.

Just step in one direction,
Stutter step for one split second,
Faster through the intersection,
A jackknife to a swan...and he was gone.

When Walter's shift was over
He'd head out to catch the red line home
Two stops away his family slept
He'd be there when they got out of bed.
Destination subway station,
Someone yelled so he looked back
Five guys were heading his way
He ran to catch that last train home,

Just step in one direction,
Stutter step for one split second,
Faster through the intersection,
A jackknife to a swan...and he was gone.

Oh Walter ran, and did they kill Evelyn?
He had his token in his hand.
But he jumped over the turnstile
And he ran down the platform
They were hot on his heels,
An outbound was bearing down on him
Walter jumped in front of it. just...

Just step in one direction,
Stutter step for one split second,
Faster through the intersection,
A jackknife to a swan...and he was gone.

Just step in one direction,
Stutter step for one split second,
Faster through the intersection,
A jackknife to a swan...and he was gone.

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[dlwatso15]

NO DISLIKES, Ska rules supreme once again!

[bigkev625]

@zdmatson No Doubt switched their sound from the SoCal Ska to a radio friendly SKA when punk/ska was popular and radio friendly. When that punk/ska scene became no longer radio friendly, No Doubt was able to evolve their sound to a purely garbage pop sound that was incredibly radio friendly. The Bosstones stuck to their sound which over time has become increasingly less mainstream. So someone of your age would not have heard Bosstones like somone of my age(23) or even older.

[bigkev625]

@IsThisSumBattleToads ...or not ska for that matter??

[bigkev625]

@IsThisSumBattleToads when did i say ska/bosstones or any of that wasn't good???

[IsThisSumBattleToads]

@bigkev625

In my opinion, Bosstones IS ska...

Every one of their songs has its own flavor, as does each album.

Look at the big picture, this is a testament of what ska IS.

Seriously, name me one song from them that is "bad..."

[ZakkandtheJ]

@makingnoise123 Hell to the yes.

[makingnoise123]

@ZakkandtheJ ok so you were born 94 and with two or three year old you were already involve in the ska scene ? Oo

[ZakkandtheJ]

@bigkev625 I was born in 1994 I have fond memories of the ska scene in like 1996/1997 like Reel Big Fish Less Than Jake and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. 1990s were the bets time to be alive

[deadlyduk]

Better version of Less Than Jake haha

[zdmatson]

@bigkev625 whatever, all I know...is that ska doesn't get enough attention. This song is great btw