The Mountain Goats- The Fall of The High School Running Back

Song:The Fall of The High School Running
Artist: The Mountain Goats
Album: All Hail West Texas
Track 2

Lyrics:
Sophomore year
You rushed for an average of eight and a third yards per carry
All eyes were on you

Junior year
Blew your knee out at an out of town game
Nowhere to go but down down down
Nothing but the ground left for you to fall to

By July, you had made a new bunch of brand new friends
in people you used to look down on
And you'd figured out a way to make real money
Given ends to your friends, and it felt stupendous
Chrome spokes on your Japanese bike
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But selling acid was a bad idea
And selling it to a cop was a worse one
The new law said seventeen year olds could do federal time
You were the first one so I sing this song for you
William Stanaforth Donahue
Your grandfather rode the boat over from Ireland
but you made a bad decision or two
yeah.

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[brosuph1334]

thank you so much for posting this, one of my favorites.

[WulFe799]

Mine too i looked it up one day and just saw covers of the song and wanted to put up the original and if you want any other Mountain Goats song on let me know

[Darwyn7]

i remember working at chik-fil-a when I was 16 and my friend came in with this album on a tape and said "listen this will change your life" and it kind of did.

[jdubgee]

Thank you John Darnielle for helping me survive high school.

[veinyblackcock]

i steal too

[12abirato]

I am smiling so hard right now. What a great album.

[Elijah Prescott]

this band is so good.there a little old for me but idc. there amazing......

[Eric Siletzky]

this is kind of hilarious because in the version of the song I have he says the title without the Star, and the goes on to correct himself.

[kmacmuzikmafia27]

the fall of the STAR high school running back!!! I almost didn't find this studio version 'cause you fucked up the title!

*ahem* Thank you so much for posting it though :)

[Drellistenstomusic]

Selling acid was a bad idea.

Selling it to a cop was a worse one.

[Scott Davidson]

if you want me to put up any mountain goats songs let me know, and this is wulfe, google accounts is a bitch and won't let me on it lol

[Andrea Weis]

Amazing.