Once Ya Gone
Album: Alias BD Jones
By: BD Jones
By: BD Jones
Duration
3:30
Genres
Description
A spiritual, but one ya probably won't hear in a Baptist church. Think Johnny Cash in Tibet.
Lyrics
ONCE YA GONE SO I WAS TALKIN TO MY FRIEND JUST THE OTHER DAY I SAID WANNA GO TO CALI-FOR-NI-AY SO HE SAYS TO ME, WHY'S THAT SON WELL I SAYS TO HIM I AIN'T A GREEDY MAN BUT THE MERCENARY BASTARDS GOT THE UPPER HAND AND IT STILL IT SEEMS LIKE SOMEHOW I'D BE RUNNIN AWAY SO I GUESS HE READ A KOAN OR TWO CONFRONTED ME WITH WHAT I MIGHT DO SAID MAYBE IT'S SOMETHIN YOU'RE RUNNIN TO SO I SAID AW FUCK LIKE SO I'M PRONE TO IN MATTERS LIKE THAT WHEN I KNOW IT'S TRUE ONCE YA GONE BUDDHIST, YA NEVER GO BACK SO WE'RE IN A SESSHIN O HERDED CATS FINGER SNAPPIN COOL MAN IT'S WHERE IT'S AT SEE WE'RE HANGIN WITH THE FRISCO 2 SO WE SIT N WE SIT N WE SIT N WE SIT N WE SIT NOT DOIN NOTHIN NOT EVEN SITTIN YA JUST HAD TO BE THERE OR NOWHERE AT ALL SO I'D TALKED BOUT THIS TO MR KOTATSU I EVEN BROUGHT IT UP WITH DAIRYU BEEN SIMMERIN NEAR THE SURFACE YA SEE FER 3 YEARS OR 2 'N' RENOUNCIN IT ALL SEEM MIGHTY ATTRACTIVE 'N' I DON'T KNOW IF I'M JUST BEIN REACTIVE ONCE YA GONE BUDDHIST YA NEVER GO BACK NOW I GUESS I CAN DO THE SAME OLD THING GET THE SAME OUTCOME MAKE THE CA-CHING GET ON SOME PAYROLL IN A NO-SHOW JOB VOTE FER UNGER HE AIN'T WITH THE MOB HE'S PROVEN THAT HE DON'T STEAL OR ROB HE'S GREEN AN I'M A RED AN THAT DON'T MEAN ANYTHING BUT BACK TO ME THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT Y'ALL KNOW THAT NOW DON'T MAKE ME SHOUT I CAN BARELY SPIT ALL THESE WORDS OUT SO COME APRIL TIME IF I AIN'T AROUND I'LL BE CLEANIN UP NOT DUKKA'D DOWN CUZ ONCE YA GONE BUDDHIST YA NEVER GO BACK
