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

I've been down, i've been down too far to care -
I keep getting in my car but i'm not going anywhere.
And i've been had, well at least that's how it looks -
And it's not funny like on tv and it's not smart like ti is in books.

And i wonder yeah i wonder how the world keeps spinnin' 'round.
Where's a boy with bad intentions gonna settle down?
And i don't know what you've been told,
The streets of where i'm from are paved with hearts instead of gold.
Yeah the streets of where i'm from are paved with hearts instead of gold.

I recall, when i was twenty-three -
Wondering how anyone could fall in love with me.
But now i'm old, hell i'm well past twent-five -
And i can't seem to fall in love no matter how i try.

And i wonder where i'll wind up but i'm headed west i know.
Wind my way through texas and into new mexico,
And i don't know what you've been told,
The streets of where i'm from are paved with hearts instead of gold.
Yeah the streets of where i'm from are paved with hearts instead of gold.

And i don't know what you've been told,
The streets of where i'm from are paved with hearts instead of gold.
Yeah the streets of where i'm from are paved with hearts instead of gold.
Yeah the streets of where i'm from are paved with hearts instead of gold.