Carolina Drama - The Raconteurs

lyrics:
I'm not sure if there's a point to this story
but im going to tell it again
So many other people trying to tell the tale
but not one of em knows the end

It was a junk house in South Carolina
Held a boy the age of ten
Along with his older brother billy his mother and her boyfriend
Who was a triple loser with blue tattoos
That were given to him when he was young
And a drunk temper that was easy to lose
that Thank god he didn't own a gun

Well Billy woke up in the back of his truck
Took a minute to open his eyes
He took a peep into the back of the house
And found himself a big surprise
He didnt see his brother but there was his mother
With a red-headed head in her hands
While the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old priest
Trying to choke the man Ah...

Billy looked up from the window to the truck
Threw up and had to struggle to stand
He saw that redneck bastard with a hammer
turn the priest into a shell of a man
The priest was putting up the fight of his life
But he was old and he was bound to lose
The boyfriend hit as hard as he could
And knocked the priest right down to his shoes

Well now Billy knew but never actually met
The preacher lying there in the room
he heard himself say that must be my daddy
Then he knew what he was gonna do
Billy got up enough courage to get up
and grab the first blunt thing he could find
It was a cold glass bottle of milk
That was delivered every morning at nine. Ah...

Billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor
and he turned around and put the lock on the door
He looked straight into the boyfriend eye
His mother was a ghost too upset to cry
He took a step towards the man on the ground
From his mouth trickled out an inaudible sound
He heard the boyfriend shout Get out!
And Billy said not til I know what this is all about
Well this preacher here was attackin your momma
But Billy knew that she was caught in the drama
So Billy took dead aim at his face
Smashed the bottle on the man that left his dad in disgrace
The white milk dripped down with the blood
and the boyfriend fell dead for good
Right next to the preacher who was gaspin' for air
Billy shouted daddy why'd you have come back here?!
His Mother reached behind the sugar and honey and
Pulled out an envelope filled with money
Your daddy gave us this she collapsed in tears
He's being paying all the bills for years
Momma lets but this body underneath the trees
Put daddy in the truck and head for Tennessee
Just then his little brother came in
holding the milkman's hat and a bottle of gin

singin lalala lalala yeah
lalala lalala yeah
lalala lalala (3x)

Well now heard another side to the story
But you wanna know how it ends
If you must know the truth about the tale go and ask the milkman

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[chillumgrill]

a really great song

[Dalis15]

amazing song. gives me chills and I cant listen to it enough

[Tarranto]

I was crying at this song..Jack White is great man in The white stripes and in Raconteurs too.

[wildflowers420]

I FUCKEN LOVE THIS THESE GUYS!! all their single work and other projects are great too. They are platinum together. So unique, not going nowhere. Finally good head music and lyrics great, everything. I can hear his influences in some songs, it's subtle, but it's all good. The best!!

[wildflowers420]

I second what ulgrum just said....talent like this is few and far between. I saw one of the last shows of The White Stripes. Jack White has the Midas touch. His work in Cold Mountain was fantastic, acting as well. He's the new and improved Elvis. (I said so...lol)

[dome123123]

Amazing song and story

[ulgrum]

absolutely AMAZING! It's nice to have talent like Jack White breath some soul back into music.  Talent like jack and the Raconteurs are few and far between.

[Mereliotis]

woah I love this song

[CandleSwans]

I love this song. My science teacher introduced me to it xD

[Sloonei]

*this is

[Sloonei]

I'm pretty sure this my favorite song of all time.

[kawaii50]

:) I see, I was blocking out the fact that Billy IS the older brother. UGH. Sorry, guys. See what this song does to me? All logic goes out the window.