Messin’ With the Kid

The Saints

An overdue post as Chris Bailey of THE SAINTS passed away at 65 last month. So love this track and the beautiful punk swagger of his vocals. And that last little infectious, repeating guitar riff in the final minute. A little slice of loneliness that feels so mature. Shocking that (I’M) STRANDED was their debut and recorded in two days. The beginning of a very large and underrated catalog of music.

Ya hangin' 'round in alleys, ya hangin' 'round in bars
Just looking for some fun but you don't get none and there you are...
Looking for some action looking for some fun but you are down in the gutter
And you don't get none, oh no, just nothing left to do at night, yeah

How do you feel now that it's all over
Your games all melted under the sun
Just like a kid, take a trip down to the sea
Stuck out in the middle and there's just nothing left to say

But, sometimes you get that old lost feeling
Sometimes it hits you when you're feeling down
It's that old feeling, honey, brings you down
I say it makes you crawl...
Yeah.