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Blaze Foley — Officer Norris

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  1. falfa
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    I only learned about him last year in that Mike Judge series on Showtime. What an odd dude. The version of "If I Could Only Fly" from his Sittin By the Road album is just heartbreaking. The Duct...

    I only learned about him last year in that Mike Judge series on Showtime. What an odd dude.

    The version of "If I Could Only Fly" from his Sittin By the Road album is just heartbreaking.

    The Duct Tape Messiah documentary on his life is sad, too.

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  2. Flashynuff
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    Some background on Blaze. Lyrics:

    Some background on Blaze.

    Lyrics:

    [Chorus]
    Dear Officer Norris is that really your name
    Why do all you Policemen all look just the same
    With your big heavy pistols and your bullets galore
    I bet your feet are just as flat as the floor
    You read us our rights but you read them to fast
    Officer Norris would you please kiss my ass
    Officer Norris, Officer Norris, get down on your knees

    [Verse 1]
    Oh ease dabble ease dabble
    We shouldn't have tried
    Go down to Columbus Georgia we was so fried
    And the police get you if you look strange at night
    If you're wearing polyester double knit you're all right
    But we only had blue jeans
    Our eyes was red
    They said they knew that we was awful
    All the good folks was in bed
    But what do they know
    What do they know
    They don't know everything

    [Verse 2]
    No sheets on the bed
    Just a blanket of blue
    If I was your momma I'd run out on you
    Were you in Korea and Vietnam too
    Or did you learn in college like the young policemen do
    You learned how to use handcuffs
    And how to time your own brakes
    Getting free cups of coffee, free coffee cakes
    From middle aged women thats already married
    From middle aged womens thats already married

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