Old 97'sare an "alt-country" band originally based in Dallas, Texas. The group formed in 1993 and took their name from a song popularized by Johnny Cash, "Wreck of the Old '97." They describe themselves as a rock band with influences as varied as The Kinks, The Beatles, Pixies, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, and Merle Haggard. The band often performs country standards made famous by the latter two musicians, and has interspersed a number of these on their half-dozen albums over the last decade. Old 97's have been heralded as a great live band, although they claim to never rehearse their act. They included five live songs as a bonus disc on Satellite Rides, and released a live double CD set recorded at historic Gruene Hall in 2005, Alive and Wired.
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Old 97's

Me and this girl we've been falling in love
Beneath a quarter moon beneath a quarter moon
Me and this girl i've been living above
On a road called oppenheimer

Tar on the roof there were stars in her hair
Beneath a quarter moon beneath a quarter moon
Me and this girl we were going somewhere
On a road called oppenheimer

Me and this girl we've been working it out
We've got a long way to go we've got a long way to go
Me and this girl we've been having it out
On a road called oppenheimer

Me and this girl we've been getting it on
Beneath a quarter moon beneath a quarter moon
Watching it go until its all the way gone
On a road called oppenheimer

And the days gonna be today
And the time is gonna be right now
No i'm never gone fall for anyone else but her
And the place is gonna be right here
On a road called oppenheimer oppenheimer

Me and this girl we been falling in love
Beneath a quarter moon beneath a quarter moon
Me and this girl i've been dreaming above
On a road called oppenheimer

Tar on the roof there were stars in her hair
Watching it go until its going somewhere
On a road called oppenheimer

And the days gonna be today
And the time is gonna be right now
No i'm never gone fall for anyone else but her
And the place is gonna be right here
On a road called oppenheimer oppenheimer

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Me and this girl we've been working it out
We've got a long way to go we've got a long way to go