Go Down Swinging

from 25 On by The Rainmakers

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If I go down, I’m gonna go down swinging
If I grow old it won’t be gracefully
I’m gonna trip and fall
And pass it off as dancing
I’m gonna croak and moan
Say it‘s a new kind of singing
I’m gonna go down swinging

If I go blind, still have my sense of touch
I’ll just feel your body that much better
If I go deaf I’ll blame Leo Fender
Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls
I can’t hear it ringing
I’m gonna go down swinging

If I lose my sight I plan to keep on painting
Sometimes you can see more
With less information
Just ask Degas, Cassatt, or Renoir
On the day he died, he said
I think I’m finally learning something
You gotta go down thumping

If I go down, I’m going down to the country
Just a little farm shack for my baby and me
And a couple old dogs and no air-conditioning
Chickens and a garden,
And on the weekend hear the guitar twanging
We’re gonna go down swanging

If I go down, I’m gonna go down laughing
At all the cosmic jokes been told to me
Punchlines between profound and pointless
Just remember one thing
You can forget about me
I’m swinging

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from 25 On, released March 1, 2011
© 2011 Bob Walkenhost Music, BMI

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Rainmakers Kansas City, Missouri

The Rainmakers have released eight full length albums of original material since 1986, plus various live and best-of releases, and continue to play in the US and Europe. If you missed out the first time around, here is your chance to catch up on some of the finest in heartland rock'n'roll. ... more

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