The Deep Dark Woods – All the Money I Had is gone

I have not spent a lot of time in Saskatchewan; a Saskatchewan band with the name The Deep Dark Woods does not create the sort of imagery that will likely change this.  However, the music said band has created has piqued my interest in the land of rough riders and 80s haircuts; the 80s haircut joke is actually a lead in to my favorite quality of The Deep Dark Woods.  All the songs on the band’s  3rd full-length release “Winter Hours”, especially All the Money I Had is gone, feel like they’ve come right out of a different decade.  The stories and problems all remind me of a time when things were far less connected and your concerns rarely extended past your own survival; it’s actually quite a charming idea.  Note: I use the word “remind” as if I have experienced this.  I have not, I was born on the interwebs.

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I’ve been waitin’ here for days
Tryin’ to catch a break
The way I’m livin’, it’s gonna cause my heart to ache
‘Cause all the money I had is gone
All the money I had is gone

I’ve been high and I’ve been low
I’ve been east and I’ve been west
The way it goes, I’ll never get no rest
‘Cause all the money I had is gone
All the money I had is gone

The wayward son
He never gets nothing done
If I had some money, I’d be on the run
But all the money I had is gone
All the money I had is gone

All the greedy hands
That live around this land
They’ll be wiped away come judgment day
And all the money I had is gone
All the money I had is gone

All the money I had is gone
All the money I had is gone

I can weep and I can cry
I can wonder why

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• Great Lake Swimmers – Pulling on a Line

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