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Gonna tell you about this place just south of town
Where two walls of concrete rise up from the ground
Fields of corn are the only thing around
A gravel road is the only way it’s found
Its walls are filled with names of the many who’ve thrown down
And of those who once got to wear the crown

The pit is a mystical landmark
It’s an open book with stories to tell
Many have graced its pages
Some rose up and the others just fell
There aint no laws at that old pit
They’ve been settling problems there for years
Mixing up mud and blood and spit
Flushing wounds with beers and tears

I remember my first visit to the pit
This bully was pickin’ on me and would not quit
I said meet me after school, we both knew where
When I arrived, half the school was there
Excitement filled the air, everybody chanted “FIGHT”
He threw a left, then crumbled from my right

The pit is a mystical landmark
It’s an open book with stories to tell
Many have graced its pages
Some rose up and the others just fell
There aint no laws at that old pit
They’ve been settling problems there for years
Mixing up mud and blood and spit
Flushing wounds with beers and tears

There’s not a lot to do where I come from
But that don’t mean we did not have our fun
When Friday night arrived we had a plan
We’d head out south of town in a minivan
We’d take a lot of beer and some whiskey and some rum
And party till the dark left for the sun

The pit is a mystical landmark
It’s an open book with stories to tell
Many have graced its pages
Some rose up and the others just fell
There aint no laws at that old pit
They’ve been settling problems there for years
Mixing up mud and blood and spit
Flushing wounds with beers and tears

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from Lowered Expectations, track released December 7, 2018

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Smokin' D Hickory, North Carolina

Smokin' D is a unique underground cult musician with a rugged "thumb and strum" guitar style, inspired by bands like Devil Makes Three, Shakey Graves, Pokey Lafarge, Johnny Cash, and many more. Smokin' D sings real songs about real people and things. If you want love songs, look elsewhere. ... more

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