The demo for this song was originally posted at
patreon.com/mikeymason on September 21, 2020.
I first heard this song on Jonah Knight's Exploration of Dangerous Places album... I'm not sure I've ever heard him play it live, though I'm probably wrong... He's a fantastic songwriter and performer. I've stole--er--borrowed from him multiple times (always with permission.) “King of Nebraska”? His. “Bacon and Beer”? His. So I got the idea of covering this song for the then-upcoming In Shadow EP, then I sent him an email asking if he'd mind if I covered it. He replied, "You know, I've always wondered what the third verse was..."
So here it is. As opposed to a third verse, per se, I added a bridge that I kept as lyrically in line with the tone and language of the song as possible, though it is patently a "Mikey" bridge (I love bridges in songs.)
I ultimately decided (against my initial instincts) not to include this on In Shadow when it was released in October of 2020, but it was just too good to hide away.
This version song was originally created through the support of my Patreon patrons, especially Robin Abess, Randy Brown, Jon Haight, Les Howard, Brian Jackey, Jeremy Jackson & Jennifer Lewis, Josh Logan, Michael Khandelwal, Stephany McNulty, Scot Mealy, Amy Stuart, Scott & Melanie Wienhusen and John R Woolard.