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I Save Cigarette Butts

from polycanard by Area Resident

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Cover of a Daniel Johnston song. Recorded in 2008 a week into an effort to quit smoking, while working at The Tulip Festival. Remixed, overdubs added and produced in 2022 by Jordon Zadorozny at Skylark Park (on his birthday).

lyrics

I save cigarette butts for a poor girl
Across town

We were making marriage plans
And someone came over and took her to
A wrestling match
Well, later that evening
Frankenstein and the beauty queen
Sat thumbing through a Better Homes & Gardens magazine
Making plans and holding hands
And along came a spider that sat down beside her and took her to
A wrestling match
A had a dream about these angels --
I had a dream the other night
It was really weird
They were playing guitars, and getting loud
And they spilled beer on Jesus

I save cigarette butts for a poor girl
Across town

I spend a lot of money at the pizza shop
Just to watch the waitress walk
Back & forth

I save cigarette butts for a poor girl
Across town

I went over to see her at her house
And there she was, it was her and him
They was having a wrestling match

I save cigarette butts for a poor girl
Across town

credits

from polycanard, released July 29, 2022
Doug Hempstead: Vocals, guitar, synth
Jordon Zadorozny: Drums, guitar, bass, keys

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Area Resident Ottawa, Ontario

Area Resident is Doug Hempstead. A CBC radio journalist twice-a-day and basement recording artist by night. This is the music he makes, mostly alone.

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