"Test Your Luck" (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

from 8/1/2024 LP release "The Fever of Living"

cruise control north out of Arkansas
don't remember much of what I saw
until I got pulled over by the law

and he said "son you were speedin'"
and i said "sir are your sure?
i use cruise control
to avoid things like this here"
and he says,
"well boy that's just what I seen"

sweet black man much younger than me says,
"is this your first time stoppin' in McGhee?"
and i says,
"hopefully the only time, you see..."

but it's in the cards
don't test your luck
you should be fine
but you might get fucked
it may be hard
so don't press our luck,
you may be fine, but you might get fucked

looking around he sees caffeine and things
and not much more than guitars and strings
and I reckon' he thinks
"well i'll just let this ol' boy go"

he starts talking to me about
music festivals and so
and I'm like ,"sir if you don't mind
i'd rather just go and
pop the trunk to get him a cd"

'cause it's in the cards
don't test your luck
you should be fine
but you might get fucked
it may be hard
so don't press our luck,
you should be fined, but you might get fucked

(this is what he said)
he said,
"i sure like music."
i said,
"we sure all could use it,
in fact i'm lucky to even be here today.
because i died once before
and still I came back for more
because I just had so much more to say"

he said, "what's in the car?"
i said, "just merch so far..."
he took some and he went on his way...

True story,

You see this story could've gone so many different ways
violate me and lock me up for days and
ruin all of my innocent hopes and dreams

so when you're going thorugh life
grasping it by the reigns,
flying by with no complaints,
just remember
it's not always as it seems