Slip The Leash

from It's Plague Dad! by Plague Dad

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lyrics

We've all got smart phones
and I wish to Christ that I didn't have mine
but I need it for work.
I need it for work.

Now we've all got laptops
'cause that's how we roll in the world today
It's how we connect,
at least, that's what they say.

I live near the airport,
right under the flight path.
I hear the engines
and I see the planes.
I take the kids to the airport,
we look at the flights.
We talk about where we might go
to start a new life.

But we've all got smart phones
and I wish to Christ I could slip the leash
but I need it for work
and I hate my job.

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from It's Plague Dad!, released April 5, 2024
words and music by Gallagher.

guitar, bass, vox: Gallagher
percussion: Sanchez

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