lyrics:

The BST self-titled Demo - released 2002

1.  I'm 2 Tired 2 Care about U
2.  Queen of Vandalia
3.  Everykid
4.  St Brigid
5.  Decatur
6.  Fall Into Memphis

Misc. Tunes

1.  13 Year Cicadas
2.  Whiskey Chaser
3.  I Promise I won't get Drunk and Call
4.  Siege of Vicksburg
5.  Vagabond
6.  Too Much
7.  Casual Thing
8.  Dick and Jane
9.  Gunfighter

I'M 2 TIRED 2 CARE ABOUT U    (D.Hanners)

Seven years and three kids, life comes down to that 
Slow drive through this trailer park is more than I can stand 
Life is a slow ride, heartache on the breeze 
I wanna go where I can see, wanna go where I can breathe 

I'm too tired to care about you, I'm too tired to care about you 
I'm too tired to care about you, I'm too tired to care anymore 

Setting sun shines bright red, catches her hair, a brittle straw 
Never ever felt this blue, never ever felt this raw 
She says she loves me but a tear catches in her throat 
Our troubles come and go like spring rain in Terre Haute 

I'm too tired to care about you, I'm too tired to care about you 
I'm too tired to care about you, I'm too tired to care anymore 

Nothing lasts forever 'though our parents days were long 
Now love gets tossed away, a slipknot ties the bond 
Get some Miller and some smokes from the small store down the street 
Fill our lungs with the stale air, feel the aching in our feet, ‘cause 

I'm too tired to care about you, I'm too tired to care about you 
I'm too tired to care about you, I'm too tired to care anymore 

DECATUR     (D. Hanners)

I was born in this town so many years ago
ain’t much about it that I don’t know
I've known these people all of my life
know their sons and daughters, husbands and wives
When I got out of high school back in '73
there were good union jobs for everybody
Archers and Staley and the Big Cat, sir;
far and wide, they knew the name Decatur

Got a job offloading corn downtown at A.E. Staley
remember my first paycheck like it was yesterday
Joined the A.I.W.A. Local 837,
I was a young man with my motor revvin'
Worked long and worked hard and worked honestly
I was good for the company and it was good to me
But changin' times brought a change in the weather
and the first of hard times here in Decatur

Staley got bought out by some foreign firm
and it made Wall Street happy but it made us squirm
When they brought in union-busters to negotiate
they started talking give-backs and 12-hour days
Then came the day they locked us out
they said "you can take what we offer or you can do without"
They did a lot of things that were not fair
to the working men and women here in Decatur

I was born in this town so many years ago
there ain't much about it that I don't know
But I look at Detroit, Hormel and the Pittston Mines
and wonder if it ain't just a matter of time
'Cause things around here ain't what they used to be
but they say the only thing hasn't changed is me
I drive down these streets at night and I gotta wonder
if this is what the end looks like here in Decatur

here in Decatur

EVERYKID    (R. Brown, J. Oliver)

Comfort was her name and she was beautiful in Violet
Like a fool I could not bear her charm, I had to buy it
and Everykid around the world he is feeling so ironic
his heart is on his sleeve precisely where he did not want it

Comfort was her name, it was in vain but I still sought her
and I promised her my fortunes, and my glories, and my daughters
and Everykid around the world he is feeling so defenseless
the promise of tomorrow has now become his sole dependance

Comfort was her name and now she's gone and it's so depressing
I offered her my heart but all that she wanted was my blessing
and Everykid around the world, he is blown the wrong direction
and every night he goes to bed and he dreams that he finds connection

Comfort was her name and she was beautiful in Violet
Like a fool I could not bear her charm, I had to buy it
and Everykid around the world he is feeling so ironic
his heart is on his sleeve precisely where he did not want it

ST. BRIGID    (R. Brown)

It always hits me like rush hour
when nothing's going fast
the one time that I'm moving
and then the moment has gone past

And if I never radiate
and if I can't go back
St. Brigid, I'm not praying
St. Brigid, I'm not that wise
St. Brigid, well, I'm not praying
but I sure miss you tonight

And no officer wants me
I haven't broken my parole
but I know what they're chasing
Yes, I know what a fugitive knows

And if I never radiate
and if I can't go home
St. Brigid, well, I'm not praying
St. Brigid, I'm not that wise
St. Brigid, well, I'm not praying
but I sure miss you tonight

And if I never radiate
and if I can't go back

St. Brigid, I'm not praying
St. Brigid, I'm so unwise
St. Brigid, well, I'm not praying
but I sure miss you tonight

QUEEN OF VANDALIA    (D. Hanners)

Goin’ down to Vandalia to see my sunshine
You might’ve known her awhile
You can search all Fayette County
Never find the clue to her style

When the winter snow covers the prairie
Blue-gray clouds fill the air
Her love shines through like a July day
She’s my queen of Vandalia

Fallow fields fly past my window
They lie in wait for the spring
Like her love, there’s lots below the surface
Always get more than you see

(chorus)
We judge our lives by what we lack
But she’s just not that way
She hauls you in like a Zebco reel
Leaves you no getaway

When the winter snow covers the prairie
Blue-gray clouds fill the air
Her love shines through like a July day
She’s my queen of Vandalia
Her love shines through like a July day
She’s my queen of Vandalia

FALL INTO MEMPHIS    (R. Brown)

She calls me unfeeling, yeah she calls me numb
Sometimes she calls me the price of sins
I twist and I turn, but I just never learn
I just twist inside out again
Baby wants a roadmap, yeah baby wants a prophet
but sometimes I can never tell
Baby hears a song that was written by the King
so she writes me to say farewell

You act so fast but you think so slow
you laugh so loud but you will laugh solo

I don't want to be the record that you wanted
I don't wanna be the friend that you left at home
I don't wanna find myself lost down on Beale St.
I don't wanna wake up at nights unknown
I don't wanna be you '68 comeback special
I don't wanna be the guy that you always call
I don't wanna pass out on the steps at Graceland
and I don't wanna be there when you fall
you fall into Memphis

She calls me up sometimes
and she thanks me for listening
then she hangs up real quick and calls back next week
and she says I seem distant
I tell her I'm happy
Yeah, I tell her a lie
But Elvis doesn't care, cause he's not even there.
I think he died back when we were five

You act so fast but you think so slow
you laugh so loud but you will laugh solo

I don't want to be the record that you wanted
I don't wanna be the friend that you left at home
I don't wanna find myself lost down on Beale St.
I don't wanna wake up at nights unknown
I don't wanna be you '68 comeback special
I don't wanna be the guy that you always call
I don't wanna pass out on the steps at Graceland
and I don't wanna be there when you fall
you fall into Memphis

THIRTEEN-YEAR CICADAS    (D. Hanners)

Sun’s goin’ down west side of town, heat waves risin’ from the road
This town wheezes like some old man tryin’ to tell a secret he knows 
Junker Chevrolet planted in the yard of the corner house where I grew up
Folks once took pride in where they lived, looks like they’ve given up

Thirteen-year cicadas hummin’ right along keep time for the whippoorwill
I kept hopin’ things ‘round here might change but I guess they never will

Used to get my haircut at James Barber Shop next to Goble Furniture Store
Dollar-fifty flattop now costs seven bucks, Gobles ain’t there no more
Stores on Main Street mostly empty now, there’s a Wal-Mart east of town
Buy the Best for Less, just don’t ask why when another store closes down

Thirteen-year cicadas hummin’ right along keep time for the whippoorwill
I kept hopin’ things ‘round here might change but I guess they never will

Ol’ friend Gummy says spring’s been too dry, beans’ll die without rain
He tries to hide his frustration but his face shows the strain
‘Cause he might be the last of four generations to remember when this land could pay
Rich man and the banker see the dollar comin’, workin’ man sees it fly away

Thirteen-year cicadas hummin’ right along keep time for the whippoorwill
I kept hopin’ things ‘round here might change but I guess they never will

Sun’s bled out, colors faded down; streetlight shadows on the road
This town wheezes like some old man dyin’ to tell a secret he knows

Thirteen-year cicadas hummin’ right along keep time for the whippoorwill
I kept hopin’ things ‘round here might change but I guess they never will
I kept hopin’ things ‘round here might change but I guess they never will

WHISKEY CHASER    (R. Brown)

Oh Lord, she is leaving
I can tell by what she wrote
When I get a letter with no laughing
and no smiling, I know
Time goes by and I tell my friends
her memory is fading
but I still don't get no sleep at night
who is it I think I'm kidding

One by One and Two by Two
and Three by Three and Four by Four
this stupid Bible doesn't cut it anymore
One by One and Two by Two
and Three by Three and Four by Four
Where is the girl that I love
don't say you can replace her
when I can't even dream her up
just give me my Whiskey Chaser

Oh Lord, it's been so long
am I living or am I dying
I pray each night to end my life
but I just go on surviving

One by One and Two by Two
and Three by Three and Four by Four
these stupid groupies, they do not cut it anymore
One by One and Two by Two
and Three by Three and Four by Four
Where is the girl that I love
don't say I can live without her
what the hell do you know of love
just give me my Whiskey Chaser

Now it's been so long
I don't think that she's returning
like the two times before that
Well, I guess she must be learning

One by One and Two by Two
and Three by Three and Four by Four
this stupid guitar does not cut it anymore
One by One and Two by Two
and Three by Three and Four by Four
Where is the girl that I love
don't say I can erase her
when it's all too much to bear
I amputate with my Whiskey Chaser

I PROMISE I WON'T GET DRUNK AND CALL    (D. Hanners)

No matter how far I fall, promise I won't get drunk and call
I think those days are pretty much past
Write it off as lessons learned, cipher costs of bridges burned
Each time it happens I swear it's the last

What did I do, what did I say? Tell me, I'll take it back today
This time, I can fix it all
I'll say I'm sorry, no problem there; was I really that unaware?
Promise I won't get drunk and call

Search for answers left and right, sleep through the day, walk through the night
When sleep comes, it never stays
You lay on the couch and read your book, I tiptoe downstairs to catch a look
Wish you'd come back to bed

What did I do, what did I say? Tell me, I'll take it back today
This time, I can fix it all
I'll say I'm sorry, no problem there; was I really that unaware?
Promise I won't get drunk and call

Pick up the receiver, stare down the phone, you know how I hate to be alone
It's just not something I do well
Life is big, you made your choice but sometimes I just wanna hear your voice
Even if it's to tell me to go to hell

What did I do, what did I say? Tell me, I'll take it back today
This time, I can fix it all
I'll say I'm sorry, no problem there; was I really that unaware?
Promise I won't get drunk and call

SIEGE OF VICKSBURG    (D. Hanners)

For old times’ sake, drove past your place; yeah it’s outta my way
Something I do after a beer or two, no words to say
You hang up the phone, say it’s all been said; I wonder why I hang around this town
Only reply I think of by and by, weight of your memory holds me down

Took me down like the siege of Vicksburg
Nah nah nah nah
Took me down like the siege of Vicksburg
Nah nah nah nah

Park by the river, stare at the smoke risin’ from the chemical plant
Things I could do, things I could say, things I can’t
Leaves me wonder how deeply I cut, how much you bleed
All on account we never could say what we want or what we need

Took me down like the siege of Vicksburg
Nah nah nah nah
Took me down like the siege of Vicksburg
Nah nah nah nah 

In this bar they serve my sins; the better angels of my nature say, don’t call
But those angels don’t know my pain and they never catch me when I fall

Took me down like the siege of Vicksburg
Nah nah nah nah
Took me down like the siege of Vicksburg
Nah nah nah nah

VAGABOND    (R. Brown)

I'm so pleased to meet you
let me tell you of my trade
I'm the poet, the painter
and the man of charades
with a heart like a vagabond
quiet and cold
but I'm so scared I'll end up along

Into the passion
and on out the door
somewhere east
of Highway 94
I said we would rendezvous
out on the plains
but I was too scared to call you by name

I have no need for highways that don't go nowhere
that's not a road for me
I've no wish to be a soldier who's not sure why he's there
that's not the path for me

Questions of glory
power and fame
promised to heaven
but covered in shame
the failures of poor men
and I've had my share
the wreckage lies boundless and bare

The past, she speaks strong
of all of my games
much like a love
that I once scorned in shame
who will she say we served
above all else
will she say we just served ourselves

I have no need for highways that don't go nowhere
that's not a road for me
I've no wish to be a soldier who's not sure why he's there
that's not the path for me

TOO MUCH    (R. Brown)

Lisa, come away with me
and be my river card
my one shot at redemption
or my favorite prison guard
There is nothing for a gambler 
that becomes his favorite crutch
but Seven Thousand Dollars, love
is probably just a few too much

I know that I look ragged
and I don't look like a catch
I swear sometimes even the colors
of my eyes, they do not match
but neither bad luck nor the Devil
has brought me to the ground
but after Seven Thousand Dollars, Love
I think I'm slowing down

And now my hands are shaking
even when I'm standing still
if nothing else can get to me
this way of life sure will
and what was once a painful purchase
has now become an easy sell
it was Seven Thousand Dollars
but it felt like Ten or Twelve

So I'll be your favorite virtue
if you'll be my favorite vice
we'll go down to San Diego
where the weather's always nice
or if there's anywhere you want to go
I can do that just as well
I've still got Three Thousand Dollars
and we'll keep that for ourselves

CASUAL THING    (R. Brown)

My love is a casual thing
I've got 47 dollars and a guitar - I can do it again
My love is such a casual thing
I saw her there down on Bleeker Street
She said "Energy and ecstasy- I know you think you've given enough
Sometimes you learn it's never enough

In the shadows and the border we sit and lie
My life is standing on the corner and I don't know why
the road ahead is in my rear view mirror when I drive

My love is a casual thing
I'm certain indecision is the price I pay for taking the blame
My love is this ridiculous thing
I saw her there down on Bourbon street
She said, "Consequence and Righteousness, I know you think they feel like a dream
I guess dreaming all your good for, it seems"

In the shadows and the border we sit and lie
My life is standing on the corner and I don't know why
the road ahead is in my rear view mirror when I drive

My love is a casual thing
I swore to be impossible, and someday I will do it again
my love is this impossible thing
I saw her there in a record store
She said "Ambition and the solitude, I know you think they feel like the same
and I hate you when you think they're the same"

In the shadows and the border we sit and lie
My life is standing on the corner and I don't know why
the road ahead is in my rear view mirror when I drive

DICK & JANE    (D. Hanners)

I think Dick’s dickin’ Jane around
I get tired of him puttin’ her down
She’s twenty-four, he’s forty-six
Her friends’ reviews are definitely mixed

Jane, you’re better than that
But we’re your friends and we’ll take you back

Jane had to have a relationship
You can bet she didn’t count on this
Dick’s got a house and a pretty nice car and he’s
Transparent as a Mason jar

Jane, you’re better than that
But we’re your friends and we’ll take you back

I say Jane should find a new guy
Her friend Ruth asks me why
I say Dick is a real knob
Ruth says, “yeah, but he’s got a job”

Would it be too much to treat her nice?
Dinner now and then would suffice

She’s twenty-four, he’s forty-six
You do the math and tell me it’s not about sex
Jane’s love life goes from boom to bust
All Dick wants is a little lust

Jane, you’re better than that
But we’re your friends and we’ll take you back
Jane, you’re better than that
But we’re you’re friends and we’ll take you back
We’re your friends and we’ll take you back
Yeah, your friends always take you back

GUNFIGHTER    (R. Brown)

Well, I ain't been around much, I ain't really been nowhere
but if you're talking mileage I've seen more then I care
She was my Virginia - A little wild, a little kind
and I swore that day to do what it would take to make her mind
I promised I would love her for now and all my life
but she could not see herself as some Dakota farmer's wife
So I sold my family farm.  I sold my Grandpa's Bible.
and I bought a Colt Revolver and a Winchester Rifle

Baby loves the bad man
Baby loves the bad man

Now each night when I'm dreaming, the only thing that I see
are these angels with their swords drawn backing away from me
and some folk say I'm gifted but I don't know what with
cause these angels say that killing ain't a gift that God will give
But I became the town gunfighter.  I was famous and reknown
there's not a man who's drawn on me that I have not shot down
But I'm looking in the mirror and I'm feeling like a stranger
but Ginny likes the drama, yeah I think she likes the danger

Baby loves the bad man
Baby loves the bad man

And I swore that I would love her for now and all my life
and I always keep my promise but that promise ends tonight
it's funny how the cards fall - I can never miss a score
but I just can't bear to play these Aces straight up anymore
There's a kid who's coming for me, his heart is good, and so's his will
with a warrant that was issued by some Judge who's son I killed
so tell Ginny not to miss me; forget what I might have been
cause that kid's not really fast enough but tonight he's going to win.

Baby loves the bad man
Baby loves the bad man