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I Wanna Get Drunk Tonight

from We Can Do Anything by The Gated Community

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Written on a night listening to American Roots and thinking about Lucinda Williams. Partly (and only very loosely) inspired by "drunken nights in the city" with James Dillon.

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I wanna get drunk tonight
I wanna get in a barroom fight
I wanna see the morning light
from the bottom of a ditch on the side of the road
I wanna wear a six-inch heel
I wanna cop another feel
I wanna make a strange backroom deal
and peer inside the body bag, 'cause man ain't that a drag

You, you got a dumb smile on your face
Every other word seems mildly out of place
I got a ticket for the train
and I hope I never see you again

I wanna get drunk tonight
I wanna get zipped up real tight
I wanna think not quite right
And have my troubles burn up into flame
I wanna wear fishnet lace
I wanna find an unknown place
I wanna be a big disgrace
With my picture in a dirty mag, 'cause man ain't that a drag

You, you were always a few steps behind
You never seemed to have too much on your mind
I slammed the door of my old car
Cause you insist on going way too far

I wanna get drunk tonight
I wanna go where the lights are bright
And be such an awful sight
With everybody trying not to stare
I wanna wear a see-through dress
I wanna make an awful mess
I wanna make you say, "I confess!"
and wipe me down with a dirty rag, 'cause man ain't that a drag

Baby, baby, ain't gonna be one more time
Be all sprawled out at the scene of the crime
Well, I see your face, but don't wanna hear you whine
'Cause I'm gonna keep that for mine, that's all mine, that's all mine, that's all mine

I wanna get drunk tonight
I wanna get in a barroom fight
I wanna see the morning light
From the bottom of a ditch on the side of the road
I wanna wear a six-inch heel
I wanna cop another feel
I wanna make a strange backroom deal
And slip inside that body bag, 'cause man ain't that a drag

credits

from We Can Do Anything, released May 8, 2015
words by Sumanth Gopinath, music by The Gated Community
copyright 2015

Rosie Harris: lead vocals, banjo
Sumanth Gopinath: backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Katie Williams: backing vocals
Scott Williams: backing vocals, mandolin
Teresa Gowan: fiddle
Johnny Becker: accordion, piano, pump organ
Cody Johnson: electric bass
Paul Hatlelid: drums

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The Gated Community Minneapolis

The Gated Community is a country/bluegrass/Americana band with rock influences based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in Minnesota and has been in existence since early 2006.

Bandmembers: Sumanth Gopinath
Rosie Harris
Beth Hartman
Paul Hatlelid
Cody Johnson
Nate Knutson
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