Made Up English Oceans Lyrics - English Oceans - Drive By Truckers

6x9 and counting down in one after the other 

They'll go running up and down the road, angry as their mothers 

Over senseless acts of selfishness on made up English oceans 

And made up English stomach contents tied to senseless notions 

Once you grab them by the pride their hearts are bound to follow, 

Their natural fear of anything less manly or less natural, 

Like gunless sheriffs caught on lonesome roads and live to tell it 

How hard it is for meaner men without the lead to sell it 

Only simple men can see the logic in whatever 

Smarter men can whittle down till you can fit it on a sticker 

Get it stuck like mud and bugs to names that set the standard, 

They'll live it like it's gospel and they'll quote it like it's scripture 

6x9 and counting down in one after the other 

They'll go running up and down the road, angry as their mothers 

Over senseless acts of selfishness on made up English oceans 

And made up English stomach contents tied to senseless notions 

Its no matter if they dress real nice and sit up straight and stupid 

And say their prayers in quiet ancient tongues 

They're no different that the ones who close their eyes 

And fall down to the ground 

And twitch just like their nerves have come undone 

So be it if they come to find out feeling good's 

As easy as denying that there's day or night at all 

Til what it takes to feel a thing seems so far out of reach 

They just claw their skin and grind their teeth and bawl