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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weightless

I reckon heaven is a place
Where time is nonexistent, yeah
And the things that are important, yeah
Don't take any time at all

An awful lot like like outer space
Where everything is weightless, yeah
Even heavy things are weightless, yeah
Don't take up any space at all

Chorus
Right on, right on
Oh yeah it's so clear
All the bad things are gone
All the good things are here

Right on, right on
Oh yeah it's so clear
All the bad things are gone
All the good things are here

Almost exactly like this place
Where you and i are fighting, yeah
I'm so sick and tired of fighting, yeah
Up there we'll never fight at all

Repeat chorus

I reckon heaven is a place
Where everything is weightless, yeah
Even heavy things are weightless, yeah
Up there we'll never fight at all.