Song Lyrics Hall Tom T - Ode To A Half A Pound Of Ground Round    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> H>> Hall Tom T Singer Lyrics [Hall Tom T other resources]>> Ode To A Half A Pound Of Ground Round Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Hall Tom T Music Title/Track: Ode To A Half A Pound Of Ground Round Theme ID: 2615 Album: N/A This is the song about the time I nearly starved to death in Roanoke Virginia I woke up Wednesday morning in my little motel bed Knowing I would die the minute that I move my head I felt around to make sure I was in my bed alone I meet some friendly people when I'm stoned My payday was on Friday I had two more days to go Even in my agony I knew that I was broke Lemme pay the check I said and keep the change my friend She wiggled out of sight with my last ten At noon I realized there wasn't any way to eat For lunch I just went out and shuffled up and down the street At four o'clock I had a funny feeling in my chest How long's it take to starve a man to death I found some pennies in my junk and bought a candy bar Divided it in pieces and I ate one every hour I just rolled into town and didn't know a single soul There wasn't any way to make a loan [ dobro ] Thursday morning I was nearly panicked on the job I heard my stomach growlin' and my head began to throb I contemplated murder of the folks that brought their lunch The sudden smell of food would make me jump Thursday night they run all food commercials on TV I slept till nine or ten and then I walked the floor to three Friday morning I looked for some ketchup on my shirts My mind was gone my legs began to hurt The last few minutes up to payin' time were all the worst The minutes were the years it took to build the universe Finally it came I got my check and made a dash yes I said the man will eat at last Running down the sidewalk I could see the words so sweet The sign was flashin' on and on Eat Eat Eat A half o'pound of ground round ma'm and please don't cook it long The frizzle of the grill was like a song I've traveled this world over and I ain't been hungry much I've been down in my thinking and I've been down on my luck But the sweetest meal I've ever had in anybody's town Was a half a pound of plain ground round ground round Related Lyrics Random lyrics: World According To Raymond, And I Love You So, Faster Horses (The Cowboy & The Poet), Fox On The Run, Loves Been Good To Me, Over The Rainbow, Pamela Brown, Salute To A Switchblade, Way We Were, Week In A Country Jail, Back When We Were Young, Negatory Romance, Old Enough To Want To, One Of The Mysteries Of Life, Souvenirs, Le Pnitencier, Bag It Up, Calling, Circles Round The Moon, Dont Call Me Baby, Feels Like Sex, G.A.Y. (B-Side To Mi Chico Latino), Goodnight Kiss, Heaven And Hell Being Geri Halliwell, I Was Made That Way, Its Raining Men, Let Me Love You, Lift Me Up, Live and let die (B-side to Lift Me Up), Look At Me, Love Is The Only Light, Lovey Dovey Stuff, Mi Chico Latino, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, Perhaps, Perhaps, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster, Shake Your Bootie Cutie, Someones Watching Over Me, Sometime, Strength of a Woman, Summer Time (B-Side To Mi Chico Latino), Very Slowly (B-side to Lift Me Up), Walk Away, Youre In A Bubble, All the Arms Around You, D.I.E. (Death In Effect), Death & Insanity, Death & Insanity (Reprise), Die, Goblet Of Gore, Other Hall Tom T song Lyrics A Bar With No Beer Lyrics Back When We Were Young Lyrics Ballad Of Forty Dollars Lyrics Country Cabin-Itis Lyrics Homecoming Lyrics I Know Who Ill Be Seeing In New Zeland Lyrics I Love Lyrics I Miss A Lot Of Trains Lyrics I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew Lyrics Joe, Dont Let Your Music Kill You Lyrics Last Hard Town Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Halliday Johnny Lyrics Halloween Alaska Lyrics Hallows Eve Lyrics Hallyday Johnny Lyrics Halo Lyrics Halo Friendlies Lyrics Halou Lyrics Haluk Levent Lyrics Halvdan Sivertsen Lyrics Hamasaki Ayumi Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy