Come gather 'round people, let me sing for you a tale
of a young man's legend, much bigger than a whale
he was six feet tall and stronger than an ox
he came from Texas in a railroad boxcar
Kye LaFoone, he lived in a shack that his dad built
he didn't know, any damn more than he had to know
I met him one day on the first day of class
he made me look twice when the teacher he sassed
he talked real slow with a southern man's drawl
and our eyes grew wide as he told us of his brawl
Kye LaFoone, all he ever wanted was a piece of mind
he didn't know, why the world had it in for him
Kye LaFoone, why'd you leave us so soon
tell us Kye, did you ever ask why
Kye LaFoone, do you follow the moon
tell us Kye, was it all just a lie?
well, I couldn't really tell if he was tellin' me the truth
'cause I'd heard a lotta lies from a lotta other youth
'til I seen one day a five-on-one
and he left 'em all flat in the noon day sun
Kye LaFoone, his belt was made out of rattle snake
he didn't know, any damn more than he had to know
it happened one day in the beginning of June
all the teachers were screaming, "Where's Kye LaFoone?!"
some said he was sick, or his eye was black
but I knew he was gone, and he wasn't coming back
Kye LaFoone, he went off thumbing on the hard road
he didn't know, why the world had it in for him
Kye LaFoone, why'd you leave us so soon
tell us Kye, did you ever ask why
Kye LaFoone, do you follow the moon
tell us Kye, was it all just a lie?
credits
from Anything You Wanted To,
released September 25, 2017
Earl: bass
Eric: drums and tambourine
Dan: lead vocals, Tele rhythm, Jaguar solo, banjo, Wurly, bg vocals
Tom: acoustic guitar, bg vocals
Scott: lap steel, bg vocals
Lyndsae: bg vocals
Songwriter Dan Whitaker is a lifelong musician with over 30 years performing and 14 albums of original songs to his name.
Noted for his “smooth world-wise voice” and well-crafted tunes, he recently relocated from his longtime home Chicago to start a new chapter in Texas, where his outsider ways seem to fit right in....more
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