The Brothers Chastang

Daddy always thought he and mom would be forever

But mama knew it was time to leave

Daddy sat his four little boys down and told them "My love your mama don't believe"

There's one more thing that I need to tell you

One little wish before I go

That the insane love I feel for your mama none of you boys will ever know

Bang! Bang! Daddy's dead!

Only hope you felt no pain

So goes the long, long tale, the tale of the Brothers Chastang

Jeremy was the oldest he was hit the hardest

He had to become a 12 year old man

As the years went by he had a bad reputation

The locals they just couldn't understand

Anger turned to hurt, hurt turned back to anger

But anger stayed it never seemed to leave

The winters grew colder, the boys they grew older

Jeremy, Nick, and Ben and little Steve

"God Damn!" Stevie yelled

Nick agreed cause he felt the same

So goes the long, long tale, the tale of the Brothers Chastang

It's always been a hard thing making money in Virginia

Ben was running moonshine down to South Carolina

Ben he heard the sirens and he felt the thunder

As he pulled over he made sure the gun was loaded

Bang! Bang! The law is dead!

His blood had spilled across both lanes

So goes the long, long tale, the tale of the Brothers Chastang

On his way to Mexico Ben called up his brother

"I love you boy there's no time for tears

Something all god damn fucked up now has happened

I won't be back for at least 10 years"

Ben had borrowed Nick's car to run down the moonshine

While Nick he got himself a brand new wife

In Virginia all the cop cars have now got computers

And Nick he got locked away for life

Ben he never made it back up to Virginia

The boys had another reason for grief

But Stevie said the circle of pain must be broken

It's time to turn over a new leaf

He wanted to open some kind of business

He bought the gas station on site

Jeremy needed the shift off and Steve said alright

He wasn't supposed to be there that night

Bang! Bang! Stevies dead!

Hunger drove the robber insane

So goes the sad, sad tale, the tale of the Brothers Chastang