Vic Chesnutt - Danny Carlisle

      Danny Carlisle
From Vic's 1990 album "Little"

[Verse 1]
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He wanted a tree fort more than anything
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Yes he wanted to build and defend one on his own
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But the neighbor boys' BB seige was overwhelming
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So he a-won't be building his dream tree fort anymore

[Verse 2]
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  He received a five-speed Schwinn for Christmas
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So he built a ramp out of the plywood and a stump
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And at nights he dreamed Evel Knievel
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And a canyon to jump in a-his backyard

[Chorus 1]
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  Danny um-Carlisle, he don't give a shit about the Contras
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  Danny um-Carlisle, he's barely grown and he's used up most of his options
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And still he would rather dream, dream, dream
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And still he would rather dream than fuck

[Verse 3]
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Once he used a pocket knife to kill a garden snake
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Yes he chopped that evil serpent into fours
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And when he raised his eyes to heaven as a soldier
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He wiped the blood of bad snake on his shirt

[Chorus 2]
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 Yeah Danny um-Carlisle, he don't give a shit about the Contras
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 Yeah Danny um-Carlisle, he's barely grown and he's used up most of his options
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And still he would rather dream, dream, dream
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And still he would rather dream than fuck
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