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Ghost Towns in Ukraine

from FrankenClime by Jim Ocean Band

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lyrics

Ghost Towns in Ukraine
by Jim Ocean
I thought that I might find a place
To hide out from the human race
Before people like you
Drive me insane
So naturally I headed west
Till I met a man from Budapest
Who said, “Wait we’ve got a deal
In the Ukraine!”
He said there’s wide open spaces
Where you can feel all alone
Roam around some villages
Where no one is at home
And for very little money
You could ride out there tomorrow
Like a yankee Taras Bulba
I did go
Ghost towns in Ukraine
Where the air will make you sterile
Ghost towns in Ukraine
They’ll bring you vodka
by the barrel
You may never go home anymore
Before you can say Gorbachev
They drove me here
And dropped me off
My driver didn’t say much
on the way
I guess they don’t like
Yankees here
The worry on his face was clear
Cause he pushed me out the door
And drove away
And there I sat with my potatoes
In the middle of the street
Listening to the wind blow
And the flies buzz in the heat
From the point of view of solitude
I guess it’s not so bad
You’ll find me sitting there
Just soaking up the rads
Ghost towns in Ukraine
Where the dust is always blowin’
Ghost towns in Ukraine
You’ll see the summer
sunsets glowin’
Ghost towns in Ukraine
You may never go home anymore
You may never go home anymore,
Hey!
Someone get me outta here
This is such a strange vacation,
Strange!
Someone get me outta here
This holiday has gone astray
I may be a mutation
Well, my time is up
I’ve had no rest
I need to go back to the west
I’m tired, radiated and alone
My sunflower seeds
are almost gone
Winter, it is coming on
My parka and my gloves
Are back at home
At night I dream
the Cossack cavalry
Is coming by to rescue me
Won’t someone call the embassy
My visa has run out, you see
And there’s so many stories
That I could tell you all about
Like how every day
more of my hair
Keeps falling out
Ghost towns in Ukraine
Where the air will make you sterile
Ghost towns in Ukraine
They’ll bring you vodka
by the barrel
Ghost towns in Ukraine
You may never go home anymore
You may never go home anymore

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from FrankenClime, released August 26, 2022

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