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Tracks
Jason Molina
Our First 100 Days
Royko

TRACK

Royko

Release date: 23rd January 2017

From Our First 100 Days

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About This Track

"Royko" is a track by Jason Molina, from the album Our First 100 Days, released 23rd January 2017. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Jason Molina

Jason Molina

Lyrics

Royko

City map, neatly marked

Tribune obit of a navy vet

Folded inside it

And a couple of aspirin

And that's about it

If he had any money

Kids already got it

Kids already got it

Right forearm

Right forearm:

Anchor and liberty

Left forearm:

North south and east

Done like a compass

Out in the sea

Red white and blue heart

Where the west oughta be

USS Something

Too faded to read

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Track details

From Our First 100 Days

2017

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Album

Our First 100 Days

Courtney Marie Andrews

Release year

2017

—Halyards (Pedro Vian Remix)
—Back Door
—Dress (PJ Harvey Cover)
—I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
—Your Laugh
—Everyone’s the Same
—Potential
—Bergen-Belsen, Nov 8th 2016
—Fireproof
—Begin Again
—Everybody Knows*
—Fringes of Focus
—Kinda Biblical
—Royko
—Denomination Blues
—Silver (Demo)
—Power To The People (Demo)
—Good News (Piano Version)
—Etruscans
—The Devil in His Youth
—Silver Tongue
—Strong Enuff
—There Is A War
—Bacon Frying
—Visit the Dojo (Slasher Flicks Demo)
—Dogs at Night
—Native Tongue*

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