Frank's Wild Years

Appears on Beautiful Maladies, Swordfishtrombones

Version 1 | Lyrics

Version 1

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Frank settled down out in the Valley

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 He hung his wild years on a nail that he drove 

through his wife’s forehead

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He sold used office furniture out there on San Fernando Road

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and assumed a 30,000 dollar loan at fifteen and a quarter percent

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Put a down payment on a little two bedroom place 

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His wife was a spent piece of used jet trash

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Made good Bloody Marys, kept her mouth shut most of the time

Had a little chihuahua named Carlos 

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that had some kind of skin disease and was totally blind

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They had a thoroughly modern kitchen

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Self-cleaning oven, the whole bit

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Frank drove a little sedan

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They were so happy

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One night Frank was on his way home from work

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Stopped at the liquor store, picked up a couple of Mickey’s Big Mouths

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Drank ‘em in the car on the way to the Shell station

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He got a gallon of gas in a can, drove home

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Doused everything in the house, torched it

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Parked across the street, laughing, watching it burn

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All Halloween orange and chimney red 

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Then Frank put on a Top Forty station

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Got on the Hollywood Freeway and headed north

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Never could stand that dog

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Lyrics

Well Frank settled down in the Valley
and hung his wild years
on a nail that he drove through
his wife's forehead
he sold used office furniture
out there on San Fernando Road
and assumed a $30,000 loan
at 15 1/4 % and put down payment
on a little two bedroom place
his wife was a spent piece of used jet trash
made good bloody marys
kept her mouth shut most of the time
had a little Chihuahua named Carlos
that had some kind of skin disease
and was totally blind. They had a
thoroughly modern kitchen
self-cleaning oven (the whole bit)
Frank drove a little sedan
they were so happy

One night Frank was on his way home
from work, stopped at the liquor store,
picked up a couple Mickey's Big Mouths
drank 'em in the car on his way
to the Shell station, he got a gallon of
gas in a can, drove home, doused
everything in the house, torched it,
parked across the street, laughing,
watching it burn, all Halloween
orange and chimney red then
Frank put on a top forty station
got on the Hollywood Freeway
headed north

Never could stand that dog