Victoryville

from Victoryville by FAT OPIE

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Going back home.

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VICTORYVILLE (by Scott Mickelson)

Too far gone for even dogs to pick up the scent
Two more drinks and you'll detect a slight accent
I've made few decisions they've all been made for me
I was taught to pay full price for mediocrity


That's the way life is in Victoryville
No questions asked and ample parking
Low on crime and the real estate is high
Buy your place in the sun in Victoryville


I met a woman there she paralyzed me with fear
Kept four cats and named then all Angel
She ate a diet of Fruit Loops and pills
Said I should try it for anything that ills


She was born and raised in Victoryville
In the basement beneath the Victory Grille
All the local papers wrote about it
It was front page news.

I want to be the one who got out alive
I want to walk in larger than life
I wanted to be the winner in a city that lies about its name
Want to curse the pavement, I've got nothing left to blame


When I go back to Victoryville
Will there be people who wished I lived there still
Or just traces of my life like the lines on my face
When I go back to Victoryville

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from Victoryville, released February 15, 2013

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FAT OPIE San Francisco, California

Lead by singer Scott Mickelson, FAT OPIE continues to paint both musical and lyrical portraits of contemporary life as an American. Their critically acclaimed new CD “Victoryville” is their best work yet.

“It's American folk-Rock with a post punk edge, rustic but scarred.”- Alternative Press Magazine

“Thom Yorke and Jeff Tweedy had a baby and named it Mumford.”- New Times (San Luis Obispo)
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