We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Old Times Past New Times

from March 12 by Frederick Squire (2010)

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 CAD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

Old Times Past New Times

I spent my life in only two blocks
Of a seven and a half block town
Was scared of the river though the river was frozen
At least four feet down
Played a drunken version of the "Battle of New Orleans"
For the whole British Army
Luckily they seemed to like the tune
So they sang along with me
Decisions that I've made
Decisions that I've made
Slate wiped clean by a fresh snow
But the fire died in the night
Spent all morning trying to blow and blow
But the son of a bitch won't light
The approach of February tells me that
I should not tarry but to prepare for what's right
Because when you're six foot one
The guy whose five foot ten is looking for a fight
Decisions that I've made
Decisions that I've made
Slept outside in minus forty-five
But the jacket kept me warm
The whiskey kept me warmer on the inside
But resting is no cure
Woke up frozen to a plastic chair
And dug in the snow for wood
The Northern Lights swam and danced around my head
Comin' forth to carry me home
Decisions that I've made
Decisions that I've made
The threat of broken hands
From the battle of the bands
Will be typical during flight
Take another sip of my personal hell
To get me through tonight
The louder you get the worse you're off
But you minimize your pain
Then your best friend comes and drags you
From the bar and saves your life again
Decisions that I've made
Decisions that I've made
Thermometer says it's only minus ten
But it's sixty below in this bar
I've spent all night being heckled
By the nicest evil crowd
Decisions that I've made
Decisions that I've made
Decisions that I've made
Decisions that I've made

credits

from March 12, released November 2, 2010
Written and performed by Frederick Squire

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Frederick Squire image

Frederick Squire Sudbury, Ontario

contact / help

Contact Frederick Squire

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Frederick Squire, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Beans joins the show to discuss his album release, "ZWAARD".

listen now