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Talking Prehistoric Blues

from Silly, Sad & True by Stephen Simmons

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TALKING PREHISTORIC BLUES

They say I got too much dopamine and not enough serotonin
And here it is all this time I thought it was sins was atonin'
But now they say they got a little white pill
That can cure all my ills

It's got something to do with human evolution
And getting away from a giant Sabretooth
Now it's too much stimulation it seems
For the stress the modern day man really needs

Chorus:
Fight or Flight
Wrong or Right
I'm a hanging out over the edge
Trying to sort out all this crazy ole mess in my head

Well my ex-girlfriend I could never figure out
She was up one day and then she was down
And buddy when she was blue
You'd better believe I was too

I guess at one time I took all that kinda hard
You know, the driving me crazy, the drama and the breaking my heart
But in retrospect it was either God’s fault
Or she was dating a Neandertal

Chorus

We got a pill for this and a pill for that
But this one shuts down your bowels and this one makes you fat
What happened to just drinking too damn much
You know the classic crutch?

Oh well I guess it's just the New Age
Still got the prehistoric blues livin' in better caves
Where these days dealing with the opposite sex
Feels like facing a hungry T-Rex

Chorus


words and music by Stephen Simmons
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from Silly, Sad & True, released July 8, 2014
Stephen Simmons: vocals, acoustic guitar
Dave Coleman: electric guitar

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Stephen Simmons was raised in the small town of Woodbury, Tennessee. As a songwriter and Ten years as a Road Dog, Stephen’s vision has grown to entail more than just reflections of rural America. Stephen’s records (which were compared to everyone from Johnny Cash to Ryan Adams) combine virtuosic songcraft and musicianship with unparalleled artistic honesty. ... more

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