Franz Nicolay

Lyrics My criminal uncle Franz Nicolay

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My criminal uncle


My criminal uncle crashes a garden party on a 4 day drunk,
Clears the nephew, clears the cousins
And he's, he's got visions, he's grabbing for lifelines
Living in lunatic with laughing gas
He parked his rim with a pickup truck, loaded with a half quart of wine

It's too late for him, it's too late for me,
It's too late for us, we've run out of things to be,
It's too late for him, it's too late for me,
It's too late for us, we've run out of things to be

My criminal uncle lived in a cabin on a mountain ?????
Hogging licence, a hog hung up by its heels in the yard
Got a gripe with his neighbour, bad need a favour
They say he's a back room bar
My criminal uncle smashed his car on a 6 week bender,
Flecks of white paint,
Dried animal hair on the right wheel fender,
Well don't you remember?

He says 'Why have you forsaken me, ask anyone I know, isn't this what a man's supposed to be.'
I got fooled by philosophers, he was led astray by country songs,
He's blue being lonely, driving circles in his front yard.

Cook and bottle, cock and bull
Hook and bullet business meetsings
Downstairs rumble rattle and roll,
Upstairs greetings

It's too late for him, it's too late for me,
It's too late for us, we've run out of things to be
It's too late for us, I don't know where we are,
Spinning across the heavens, travelling like some falling star
It's too late for us, I don't know where we are,
Spinning across the heavens, travelling like some falling star

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The lyrics MY CRIMINAL UNCLE of FRANZ NICOLAY is also present in the album Luck & courage (2010)

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Biografia

Franz Nicolay is an American musician and writer, best known as the keyboardist and backing vocalist for the rock band The Hold Steady. Born in 1975, Nicolay began his musical career in the 1990s playing in various independent bands in New York City. In 2004, he joined The Hold Steady, with whom he has released nine studio albums to date. The Hold Steady's music is characterized by narrative lyrics and energetic rock melodies, often inspired by everyday life and the experiences of the American working class. Besides his work with The Hold Steady, Nicolay has also collaborated with other artists such as The National and The Decemberists, and is a prolific author of essays and music reviews.

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