about
grift·er
/ˈɡriftər/
noun FORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
a person who engages in petty or small-scale swindling.
"I saw him as a grifter who preys upon people"
lyrics
The Grifter’s Life - Ron Baumber
Ron Baumber / Daniel Ross Wilson ..writers
It’s time to go
Got to hit the road
Leave everything behind
Lighten my load
I’ve learned to travel light
This life of mine
The sun is slowly setting
Im running out of time
Landlords at the front door
Tax mans at the back
Said cheques in the mail
And stuff like that
My cupboards are bare
My Chevy’s got a flat
Think I’ll Keep my dog
Give away my cat
Why’s he looking at me like that
Hey Hey HEY HEY
I’m looking for some game today.
I’ve got a job if you can spare some time
Welcome to the Grifters Life
I’m a grifter, I’m a drifter no one ever cals me mister
Haven’t spoken to my mom, haven’t spoken to my sister in years
Play small time gigs in dive bars and truck stops
Living for today cuz tomorrow the buck stops here.
Hey Hey What you gonna say
You don’t gotta like me, You just gotta payHey Hey What you gonna say
You don’t gotta like me, You just gotta pay
Always got an angle
Always got a play
Spent some time in prison getting learned in the ways
They say I robbed a bank when I was only five
But every good story starts with a lie.
I learned from the best embezzled all the rest
Got a thousand dollar bill tattooed to my chest
Im happy all alone
On my burner phone chasing tumbleweeds and cows
Down a dessert road.
From Tulsa to Memphis
There’s a long line of fences
They love my goods they pay my expenses.
Hey Hey HEY HEY
I’m looking for some game today.
I’ve got a job if you can spare some time
Welcome to the Grifters Life Hey Hey What you gonna say
You don’t gotta like me, You just gotta payHey Hey What you gonna say
You don’t gotta like me, You just gotta pay
It’s time to go
Got to hit the road
Leave everything behind
Lighten my load
I’ve learned to travel light
This life of mine
The sun is slowly setting
Im running out of time
Hey Hey HEY HEY
I’m looking for some game today.
I’ve got a job if you can spare some time
Welcome to the Grifters Life
credits
released September 25, 2019
Ron Baumber - writer Vocals guitar
Daniel Ross Wilson (@Wilson Daneils Musc writer
Brian Gagnon Producer
Recorded Harlow Sound Toronto
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