Till I Dig My Grave

from Dreaming Big by Ben Wilton

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Till I DIg My Grave is about being trapped by society and having to work day in and day out at an unfulfilling job. Every day people have to sell their souls in order to make ends meet and put food on the table.

This song features the bass work of Cory Pula Bowers with Andy Demos on drums.

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Well step right up and seal your fate my friend
You gotta take what you can get and see it through to the end
We’re just fools who sell their souls for a meager wage

Yeah the days are long and it’s a grueling grind
You gotta answer to the man who’s higher up on the line
The rich man reaps while the poor man keeps his chains

Yeah I sell my soul every day
For right or wrong I give my life away
I got bills to pay and mouths to feed
But when I get old I can finally live my dream
But I’ll probably sell my soul till I dig my grave

So give me a shovel hand me an axe
I gotta work for the man and pay my tax
And get me to a place in the ground where I can lay my head

Yeah the old rat race is like a lion’s den
People robbing you blind with a stroke of the pen
And everybody’s gotta meet their maker by the end of the day

Yeah I sell my soul every day
For right or wrong I give my life away
I got them bills to pay and mouths to feed
But when I get old I can finally live my dream
But I’ll probably sell my soul till I dig my grave

Might be hanging on
By a little thread
But you won’t see me hang this weary head

Cause I gotta love
That’s as big as the sun
Aint giving in till my work is done

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Scraping up the barrel till the bottom’s dry
Counting every little penny just to get by
Dreaming away every moment till my day is done

Yeah I feel a breeze blowing through the autumn trees
And I hear a voice a calling me tell me please
When can I rest my bones

When you pay your dues

Yeah I sell my soul every day
For right or wrong I give my life away
I got them bills to pay and mouths to feed

But when I get old I can finally live my dream
But I’ll probably sell my soul till I dig my grave
Yeah I’ll probably sell my soul till I dig my grave
I’ll probably sell my soul

Till I dig my grave

credits

from Dreaming Big, released August 19, 2015
Written by Ben Wilton

Ben Wilton-Guitars, Vocals, and Melodica Cory Pula-Bowers-Bass Andy Demos-Drums

Recorded at Arion Studios in Howell, NJ and Channel Drive Studio in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Engineered by Brett Smith at Arion Studios
and Zack Spader at Channel Drive Studio
Mixed and Mastered by Zack Spader at Channel Drive Studio

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Ben Wilton New Jersey

Ben WIlton is a songwriter, guitarist, world traveler, and teacher from NJ. Over the years he has played in many different bands, and played in many different places all over the world. His experiences and travels have had a profound influence on his songwriting. Ben's sound is a fusion of rock, jazz, pop, funk, and folk. ... more

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