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Dad's Gonna Kill Me by Richard Thompson

Out in the desert there's a soldier lying dead
Vultures pecking the eyes out of his head
Another day that could have been me there instead
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here

Dad's (1)__________ kill me
Dad's gonna kill me

You hit the (2)__________ trap and you're in pieces
With every bullet your risk increases
Old ali baba, he's a (3)__________________ species
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here

Dad's (4)__________ (5)________ me
Dad's (6)__________ (7)________ me

I'm (8)________ meat in my humv frankenstein
I hit the road block, somehow I never hit the mine
The dice (9)____________ and I got lucky this time

And dad's gonna kill me
And dad's gonna kill me

I've got a wife, a kid, (10)______________ on the way
I might get home if I can live through today
Before I came out here I never used to pray
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here

Dad's gonna kill me

Woo, dad's in a bad mood, dad's got the blues
It's someone else's mess that I didn't choose
At least we're winning on the Fox evening news
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here

Dad's gonna kill me
Dad's gonna kill me

Dawn (11)____________ (12)________ out and didn't (13)________ back
Hug the wire and pray like I told you, Mac
Or they'll be shovelling bits of you (14)________ a sack

And dad's gonna (15)________ me
And dad's gonna kill me

Who's that stranger walking in my dreams?
Whose that stranger (16)________ a shadow 'cross my heart?
Who's that stranger, I dare (17)__________ his name?
Must be old death a-walking
Must be old death a-walking

Dad's gonna kill me

Seven muzzle (18)______________ standing in a row
Standing, waiting for the (19)______________ to blow
Sitting targets in the wild west show
Nobody (20)__________ me here
Nobody (21)__________ me here

Dad's (22)__________ kill me
Dad's (23)__________ kill me

Another angel got his wings (24)________ week
Charbroiled with his own willie pete
Nobody's dying if you (25)__________ double-speak

And dad's (26)__________ kill me
And dad's (27)__________ kill me
And dad's (28)__________ kill me
Answers:
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