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Till The Lights Come On

from Dive Bar / Dead Town by Chris Madden

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The Song is really my answer to all the stupid and drunken questions I get asked during any Saturday night gig, any body on the bar scene can relate to this. The title came from a bar we used to play on a Saturday night called Barney’s, two or three hours into the set I would always ask “Big Frank” the door man how long have we got left, his reply would always be “Till The Lights Come On” that was our queue that the night was over, & when the lights would come on we would reply with a rousing rendition of "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, & Loud, Loud Music!”

Written by Chris Madden
Recorded & Mixed by Chris Madden & Madden Studio

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Till The Lights Come On

(Verse 1)
Well you all think I’m crazy,
Maybe even weird as fuck,
Standing there with your long hair,
Drinking from a plastic cup,
Why don’t you buy some new jeans maybe buy a pair off shoes,
Trash those dam old cowboy boots,
And your different point of view,
Well hell that’s just the way I am, move aside son or join the queue,

(Chorus)
Cus’ were the buzz we’re the twang,
We’re that old school thang,
Turned up way too loud,
We’re the thunder and bang
By a neon sign,
Stirring up a farmers crowd,
We’re bud bottles off a old stone wall,
Boot Barn stomping on a hard wood floor,
Blood sweat and tears,
Let me hear you cheer,
Don’t like it, well there’s the door,
We “Hollar n’ Swaller” till the beers all gone,
Honkytonk, till the lights come on,

(Verse 2)
We drive around in an old van,
Our lives packed in the back,
Probably sounds insane to you,
But to us we’re right on track,
N we show up in the dive bars, under smoke and dim blue light,
With the guitars screaming and a rumble waiting for a spark to ignite,
N we lay it down baby on the line,
Any old Saturday night,

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
Na Son, we don’t play song,
Don’t think I’ve heard it before,
Na Son, we don’t play that beat,
We’re kinda more 4 on the floor,
Na son, I don’t play that shit,
You getting real hard to ignore,
Na Son, I don’t care who you are,
Or what you’ve been in for,

(Chorus)

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from Dive Bar / Dead Town, released May 7, 2021
Chris Madden on Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Percussion & Drum Programming

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Dive Bar / Dead Town Out Now! Singer - Songwriter
Play’n Country & Rock N Roll in Honkytonks, Dive Bars & Watering Holes.

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