Benin City Long Way Home Lyrics

[Intro]
Sixteen blows to the back of the skull
Concrete kiss from the floor
A wailer in the night

[Verse 1]
Ten shots of sambuca makes a man feel super
Makes a man act stupid and lose himself
To the night

[Verse 2]
And then you wind yourself up
Like the arms on the clock
When you start, you can't stop
The clouds are spittin' barbed wire

[Chorus]
I can feel the charge in the air
And, the tremor in my toes
How did I get down here?
I'm on a dark, dark road
Takin' the long way (Home)

[Verse 3]
Sucker-punched this officer
Flat across his nose, you know
Knocked him out, I knocked him cold
Missus right beside me, she was screaming

[Verse 4]
Must have been those pills I took
Left me feeling overcooked
Strangers everywhere I looked Scared me stiff, it felt like I was dreaming

[Verse 5]
And, my phone was a spear
Over there was a beast
Which one of us came for the feast?

[Chorus]
I can feel the charge in the air
And, the tremor in my toes
How did I get down here?
I'm on a dark, dark road
Takin' the long way….home

[Bridge]
Calm down, settle up
Start now, you will mess it up
Slow down, cool it now
Mother didn't raise no hooligan
Calm down, settle up
Start now, you will mess it up
Slow down, cool it now
Mother didn't raise no hooligan

[Outro]
I can feel the charge in the air
And, the tremor in my toes
How did I get down here?
I'm on a dark, dark road
Takin' the long way….home
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