Woodbox Gang - Born With A Tail

band : woodbox gang
album : born with a tail

born with a tail

verse 1
Em
darlin’ i was born with a tail that’s my only pick up line
Am B7 Em
i can show you my first scars where they cut it off my spine
Em
doctor’s called it a miracle but my mother wasn’t so enthused
Am B7 Em
she never said a word to nobody and she kept it out of the news

chorus 1
G Em
i’ve been searching all my life for the reason why
G Em
i walk a crooked path and i blaze an ugly trail
C G
nobody will tell me why in the hell
Am B7 Em
i was born with a tail

verse 2
my mother is only a few years older than her only son
when i asked about my father she said don’t worry about him none
i didn’t worry ’til i got to be her age when i was born
that’s when my face broke out with acne and my scalp broke out with horns

chorus 2
i’ve been searching all my life for the reason why
i’ve got the skin of a snake and the cold heart of a snail
nobody will tell me why in the hell
i was born with a tail

verse 3
she didn’t buy my first shoes at walmart clearance sales
no , she bought them down at the stable and they put them on with nails
all the kids at the grade school stared at me like i was more than a little weird
’cause i showed up every morning with a freshly shaven beard

chorus 3
i’ve been searching all my life for the reason why
my blood’s as black as the back wash in the holy grail
nobody will tell me why in the hell
i was born with a tail

verse 4
so i’ve been playing my guitar thinking of the dad that i’ve never known
some old black man told me i might find him down at the crossroads
so i spend my lonely days sitting in this lonely bar
thinking of my long lost father and showing off these scars

chorus 4
i’ve been searching all my life for the reason why
so far in my search i have failed
nobody will tell me why in the hell
i was born with a tail