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Criminal Man

from Criminal Man by Jonah Tolchin

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The title track of the record. Based upon a true story this memory is told with the help of Ben Knox Miller, Dan Lefkowitz, and Jeff Prystowsky (of The Low Anthem). This song was recorded at the Columbus Theater in Providence RI.

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The lamp is burned low, at the brick house down the street,
At the very same place I got knocked off my feet,
A nickel a dime boys I got what you need,
I’m a criminal man, come from a criminal breed.

Ay-O, Ay-O, Ay-O, O, O, Ooo.

So many love’s I have lost throughout my whole life,
Well I try to make it better, but the scotch won’t suffice,
If a man of desire were a man of the times, then I’d be a few years back,
a few dollars behind.

Ay-O, Ay-O, Ay-O, O, O, Ooo.

Well this ain’t a sad song boy, this is my life,
And I live for the sin, the struggle, the strife,
I live to laugh, and I live to cry,
Well I live till I don’t, then I guess that I’ll die.

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from Criminal Man, released March 9, 2012
2. Criminal Man (3:39)
Jonah Tolchin // Columbus Theater // Archibald Taruskin
Jonah Tolchin - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Ben Knox Miller - Harmony Vocals, Pump Organ
Jeff Prystowsky - Harmony Vocals, Upright Bass
Dan Lefkowitz - Harmony Vocals

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Jonah Tolchin Princeton, New Jersey

Born and raised in central New Jersey, Tolchin began his career as a DIY artist, hitting the road as a teenager and self- releasing his own music until signing with Yep Roc for his critically acclaimed albums Clover Lane, Thousand Mile Night and Fires for the Cold. Tolchin has shared bills with the likes of Mandolin Orange, Chuck Prophet, Gregg Allman, Chris Smither, Dave Alvin, and Tony Joe White. ... more

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