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Dickey Tooley
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Gothic in nature with a commercial quality mixed with great lyrics written in a prison cell.
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Sully & Dave. 2 guys from New Hampshire with some of the best new Southern and Country rock to arrive on the music scene in years.
February 2008. BoneYard6 released their Debut Album titled "I Wish The Sun -- Featuring Dickey Tooley" The National Digital release of their album signifies that 2008 is the year to keep a close eye on Sully & David James. The album features 9 tracks of their signature raw, edgy styled originals produced by Legendary Country Artist Razzy Bailey. The CD is available at CD Baby.com and will be available in stores soon. Also available are BoneYard6 ringtones as well as calltones and gear. Check back again for 2008 tour dates and locations.
Song Info
Genre
Rock Southern Rock
Charts
Peak #463
Peak in subgenre #18
Author
Sully, BoneYard6
Rights
BoneYard6
Uploaded
January 30, 2008
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.9 MB 128 kbps 4:16
Story behind the song
Written in a prison cell overlooking a cemetary. After an inmate slit his wrists in the cell next to mine, another inmate hung himself several weeks later on the opposite side a few cells down. The only tombstone close enough to read out my window was Dickey Tooleys. I started wondering if ol'e Dickey was calling to these boys to come play with him.
Lyrics
DICKEY TOOLEY THERE’S A DEAD MAN AT MY WINDOW AND HE’S OUT THERE EVERYDAY. CALLIN TO THE MASSES SAYIN COME OUT HERE AND PLAY HE LAYS OUT THERE JUST WATCHIN ME, SAID HE KNOWS JUST HOW TO SET ME FREE THERE’S A DEAD MAN AT MY WINDOW, AND I THINK I KNOW HIS NAME. IF YOUR SCARED AND ALL ALONE, AND YOU CAN’T FIND THE WAY DICKEY’S SURE TO COME ALONG, AND TEACH YOU HOW TO PLAY HE’LL SHOW YOU HOW TO END IT ALL, WITH SILENCE OR WITH EASE WITH A SINGLE SLICE OR THE HANG MANS FALL, WHATEVER WAY YOU PLEASE. (CHORUS) DICKEY TOOLE’S CALLIN ME TO JOIN HIS MERRY BAND TO PLAY OUTSIDE THESE WALLS OF MINE, FOREVER ROAM THE LAND DICKEY TOOLE WON’T YOU WAIT FOR ME, TELL IT TO ME ONE MORE TIME. IF YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL MAKE SENSE FOR ME I’LL BE PLAYING OUT THERE PLAYIN OUT THERE TONIGHT. AN EERIE SILENCE BEGINS TO LOOM AFTER SOMEBODY TAKES THE FALL OR A LOW PITCH MOAN CREEPS FROM THE ROOM AS THE BLOOD RUNS DOWN THE HALL. AND SOMEBODY’S ALWAYS SURE TO SAY WHAT A TRAGEDY IT IS ,HE HARDLY LIVED LIFE AT ALL. AT ALL AT ALL AT ALL (CHORUS) (BRIDGE) THE NEXT WEEK COMES AND THE NEXT WEEK GOES AND NOONE SAYS A WORD BUT NOT FAR OFF JUST A COUPLE CELLS DOWN, ANOTHER YOUNG BOY IS HEARD HE SAYS HE CAN’T TAKE NO MORE, CUZ NOBODY GIVES A DAM THE SAME FUCKIN WORDS WE’VE ALL HEARD BEFORE FROM ANOTHER YOUNG DEAD MAN. (REPEAT CHORUS)
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