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Tally Man

from OhBoyGirl by Slingshot Miracle

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When I was just a kid I counted toes & fingers
Later I moved on to certain facts and figures
Collected coins, like all the other boys
But I lost ‘em playing doctor with the babysitter

That’s when I headed in a new direction
Started adding tramp to my stamp collection
While I was at it, became highly arithmetic
Keeping accurate tab to help avoid detection

I count ‘em off, I do the one two three four
I've had enough, I don't need any more
I'm mighty glad for all the loving that I've had
But it don’t add up to very much,
It’s getting hard to keep score

Crunching the numbers carved into those bedposts
One for every wild organic whole grain oat sown
I can’t sleep, what I’m counting isn’t sheep
This aggregating’s overrated, I just want to go home

No man’s nomadic like a tabulator
Hunted and gathered all this bad behavior
What the hell, all these notches in my belt
Aint gonna help me keep my pants up when I’m old and out of favour

One two three four five - Six seven eight nine
Some nights I had to tally more than that at one time
Maybe there’s still potential - The numbers exponential
Every little increment is on my mind

If I’m a snake, then I’m the blackest adder
I cumulate, I calculate, I do the math for
With every win, a butterfly is pinned
But this obsession with collecting keeps me sneaking out the back door

Is someone out there who my wiles can’t confound?
A full three sixty degree life turnaround
And if she asked, how many in my past
I’d say, “Only you, any before just don’t count.”

Ten, twenty, thirty, forty - Dear Penthouse Forum stories
Only in it for the glory of the inventory
Maybe there’s still potential - The numbers exponential
Every little increment is on my mind

I count ‘em off, I do the one two three four
I've had enough, I don't want any more
I'm thankful for, all the women, lord
But I only wanted one, I swear I'd never ever leave her

Tally Man, whoo hoo hoo, Tally Man

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from OhBoyGirl, released April 6, 2016
Written and performed by Slingshot Miracle

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Slingshot Miracle Calgary, Alberta

Stunt Rock for obsessives.

Influenced by punk, classic rock, pop, and funk, Slingshot Miracle has released 9 albums since 2012.

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