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Well, it's just like my Dad always said
He said, "Son, nice guys finish last, it's the assholes that get ahead
But still be a nice boy, 'cuz you can only count on you
Yeah, your friends will leave you high and dry, and blistered, and blackened, and blue"
It true

Well, it's just like my Ma used to say
Well, she'd say "Son, never pray too hard, 'cuz you're damned anyway
Your life is just a trap from which you can never break free
Yeah, and you'll always be a dumping ground, so be the best dumping ground you can be

Oh, and boy, the girls, they will rock your world
But then in just a little while, they'll tear apart your smile
And before you get old, you will spot the pot of gold
Then when it's within reaching distance, they'll cut off your hand"
Oh, man

Now I am an older, but not much wiser man
But still, I'm wise enough to see my folks just spoke the truth, yeah, they were right all along, God damn
They read me the story, for they knew I'd play the part
Of the boy who must live with the curse of a trashcan heart

'Cuz boy, the girls, they have wrecked my world
And the best friends of mine, they ended up to be slime
But all I touch will break, so beware, and make no mistake
It might be ugly, but it is strong, my trashcan heart

And I know nothing grows from a barren land
And emptiness fills up my heart like a trashcan
But you can't destroy what was broken from the start
So you'll never break my trashcan heart, no

You can push me, I will fall, you can kick me in the balls
You can give my face a smash, you can shove sharp things right up my ass
That wouldn't be so bad, I mean, there's so much worse that I have had
Like being born, then living with my trashcan heart

And I know nothing grows from a barren land
And emptiness fills up my heart like a trashcan
But you can't destroy what was busted from the start
So you'll never break my trashcan heart
No, you'll never break my trashcan heart
No, you'll never break my trashcan heart
No, you'll never break my trashcan heart

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from Christo Renel Plays in Traffic, released July 31, 2020
Written by Christo Renel.
Lead vocals, guitar and bass performed by Christo Renel.
Drums and oooh and aaahs performed by Tyler Rousseau.
Recorded and mixed by Tyler Rousseau.
Produced by Christo Renel and Tyler Rousseau.

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Christo Renel Sayreville, New Jersey

Christo Renel was found under a rock in the winter of '73. He was placed on a mantel, and displayed as a curious oddity. Slowly he mutated into the form you see today. In the '90s he recorded hundreds of songs on a Tascam Porta 07. After a decades long hiatus, he is back to writing music for your listening displeasure. His first solo album 'Christo Renel Plays in Traffic' will be released in 2020. ... more

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