my parents overall did a good job raising me
there were a few thrown punches between and my dad
but he gave the endeavor all that he had
he took me to falcons games at the dome
and braves games when they were playing at home
my favorite player was andrew jones
(chorus)
this was back when michael vick was still electrifying fans
in a falcons jersey
and i bit into a foot long ballpark frank and lost some of my first teeth
and dominique wilkins can you hear the boos
as josh smith throws up another brick
we would pirate better seats than we could afford
and make eye contact with the usher when we scored
my dad always called this calculated act
a jedi mind trick
heading to turner field on a tuesday night
cause the nosebleed tickets
were a two for one deal on tuesday nights
we would park the four runner and slam a few beers
with an acquaintance or two
and we would slowly meander to the stadium
one night within earshot a group of four
were discussing robbing us
i was twelve and oblivious
but my dad turned around and pugnaciously threatened
to beat them up.
his physical presence was threatening enough but
who knows what could have happened
Fuzzy, rollicking indiepop from New Jersey’s Joy Cleaner puts equal emphasis on heartbreaking melodies and rough-edged guitars. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 17, 2017