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.
lyrics
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.
credits
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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