Mike Watt

Red Bluff

Mike Watt


It was '39 and what a time to be born in
But you were born then 

World at war, tore and sore as all hell
Oh well 

Red bluff
Red bluff
Red bluff 

Little boy with all that noise and symbol
Not so simple 

The neighbor's doors just waiting for your painting
Your interpretating 

Red bluff
Red bluff
Red bluff 

Old b.b. beat the jeebies out of your hide
You dreamed of killing him each night 

His pop (your grandpop) got the brain-pop
Keeled over ragin' full-on 

Red bluff
Red bluff
Red bluff 

Went to work for that church when they promised schoolin'
But they were just foolin', damn 

And getting a girl preggers was the last straw
Can you still hear your ma sayin':
Dickie, dickie, oh dickie? 

Red bluff
Red bluff
Red bluff 

Gotta get the fuck out of red bluff