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Atlantic City

from Sink Or Swim by Nick Swan Band

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Cover of Bruce Springsteen's classic off "Nebraska." I've been playing this song for many years, but this is an all new arrangement for this band and album. Thematically, I think it fits along with the rest of the album well, especially "SOS." Obligatory bit of "Badlands" at the end...

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Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night
Now they blew up his house too
Down on the boardwalk they're getting ready for a fight
Gonna see what them racket boys can do

Now there's trouble busting in from outta state
And the D.A. can't get no relief
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade
And the gambling commission is hanging on by the skin of its teeth

Everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust
And I bought us two tickets on that full city bus

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Now I've been looking for a job but it's hard to find
Down here it's just winners and losers and don't get caught on the wrong side of that line
Pretty tired of coming out on this losing end
So last night I met this guy, gonna do a little favor for him

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Well I believe in the love that she gave me
I believe in the faith that can save me
I believe and I hope and I pray
That someday it can raise me
Above these Badlands, you gotta live it every day
Let the broken heart stand as the price you gotta pay
Keep pushin til it's understood
And these Badlands start treatin us good

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from Sink Or Swim, released July 11, 2018

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Nick Swan Knoxville, Tennessee

Tennessee Troubadour. Playing a mix of America's best roots music, from blues & folk to classic rock & 90s grunge.

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