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Max's Save-O-Mat
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A tribute to my dear old boss, Max Kruger, and his brother Ern.
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Vermont singer/songwriter; transplanted from the plains of Colorado over forty-five years ago.
Singer/songwriter living in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom with strong connections to the plains of Colorado, my childhood home.
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Acoustic • Acoustic Guitar
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#1,709 in subgenre Peak #7
Charts
Peak #48
Author
Dwight Lakey
Rights
Dwight Lakey & Brown Barn Publishing
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December 04, 2010
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MP3 3.5 MB • 128 kbps • 3:51
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MAX'S SAVE-O-MAT By Dwight Lakey Verse 1 Max Kruger worked for others and spent most of what he'd earned In his battle with the bottle, fought beside his brother Ern He beat the booze and filled his glass with water for a change And owned his own gas station on the Julesburg interchange Verse 2 Max's Save-O-Mat was nothing but a trailer and some pumps A couple concrete pads and overhead two dim street lamps Max hung above the interstate, a giant plywood sign Hand-painted in bright red, the numbers 32.9 Chorus My mind g oes back to Max's Save-O-Mat Where full-service came with friendly social chat Memories of those simple folk; a simpler place in time When Max pulled em off the Interstate at 32.9 Verse 3 The summer sun beat down; the summer traffic came in waves Washing windows; pumping gas; at busy times we sweat like slaves Finally, Max and Ern could break, and they'd pitch ringers left and right The sound of clanging horseshoes would reverb into the night Chorus (Repeat) Verse 4 In winter things slowed down, but Max would still sell gas and oil We'd visit and drink Dr Pepper heated near a boil Sitting in the trailer when the traffic count was slow Max might pull out his guitar and pluck out Mexican Joe Bridge (solo) ...always on the go Tune of Mexican Joe Sun shining down on Mexican Joe Verse 5 The years have passed, and so did Max; the trailer's gone away Bison stand in silhouette, in two dimensional display Picnic tepees never flap; winds howl across the plains Anna's Tower scrapes the sky above the Save-O-Mat's remains Chorus (Repeat) Outro (solo) ...for simpler days I yearn Tune of Mexican Joe Sun shining down on Max and on Ern
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