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Drive-By Truckers – Wallace (2001) | Track profile | Dork

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Wallace

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Drive-By Truckers

Wallace

Release date: 25th September 2001

From Southern Rock Opera

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"Wallace" is a track by Drive-By Truckers, from the album Southern Rock Opera, released 25th September 2001. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Drive-By Truckers.

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Lyrics

Wallace

Throw another log on the fire, boys, George Wallace is coming to stay

When he met St. Peter at the pearly gates, I'd like to think that a black man stood in the way

I know "All should be forgiven", but he did what he done so well

So throw another log on the fire boys

George Wallace is a coming

Now, he said he was the best friend a black man from Alabama ever had

And I have to admit, compared to Fob James, George Wallace don't seem that bad

And if it's true that he wasn't a racist and he just did all them things for the votes

I guess Hell's just the place for "kiss ass politicians" who pander to assholes

So throw another log on the fire, boys, George Wallace is coming to stay

I know, in the end, he got the black people's votes, but I bet they'd still vote him this way

And Hell's just a little bit hotter cause He played his hand so well

He had what it took to take it so far

Now the Devil's got a Wallace sticker on the back of his Cadillac

[Backing singers]

Oh Alabama

Oh Alabama

Oh Alabama

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Track details

From Southern Rock Opera

2001

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Southern Rock Opera

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Release year

2001

—Angels and Fuselage
—Dead, Drunk and Naked
—Days of Graduation
—Birmingham
—Moved
—The Three Great Alabama Icons
—The Southern Thing
—Zip City
—Ronnie and Neil
—Life in the Factory
—Cassie's Brother
—72 (This Highway's Mean)
—Greenville to Baton Rouge
—Plastic Flowers on the Highway
—Wallace
—Road Cases
—Shut Up and Get on the Plane
—Women Without Whiskey
—Guitar Man Upstairs

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