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Fastest Swimmer

from WOLF by Robert Steel

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lyrics

Have you heard of Eric Murdock?
Well let me be the first to tell you
He’s the fastest swimmer in Comanche County
From Cache to Chattanooga
He’s going to be an Olympic swimmer
He’s going to live the American dream
From Wheaties boxes to razor blades to Nike

Have you heard of Eric Murdock?
He clocks in at six foot four
And he’s strong as an ox, fast as a shark
And thin as a board
He’s going to win enough gold to swim in
He’s going to put this small town on the map
And people will come from miles away just to see it

He trains like clockwork every day
From six to five
And he’s hired a coach from out of state
He’s got nutritionists and tutors
And pastors and machines
He’s going to be the best of them all

Have you heard about Eric Murdock?
Well let me be the first to tell you
He shot out of our town, draped in our flag
Then used it for a parachute
He wanted to be an Olympic swimmer
He wanted to live the American dream
But when the bubble burst on our small town
It changed everything

He won first, five years in the state
But on a National level
Against the best in the world
He never had what it takes
But it wasn’t from lack of trying
If anything he tried too hard
But talk in the town is that he let us all down
And embarrassed us all

Have you heard of Eric Murdock
He owns six dealerships in the state
He’s the number one seller in Oklahoma of Chevrolets
He was written off as a failure
By all who had never tried
But truth be told, when I’m telling it
He’s a hero of mine

credits

from WOLF, released September 19, 2013
Andrew Pressman: Electric and upright bass – rainarose.com
Adam Rader: Electric guitar – somesayleland.com
Tim Maher: Drums – vanamazi.com
Harlan Hodges: Keys – harlanhodges.com

Engineers:
Bruce Chandler: defstarstudio.com
Keith Gary: keithgaryproductions.com

Words: Robert Steel
Music: Robert Steel, Andrew Pressman and Adam Rader
Producers: Robert Steel and Keith Gary (keithgaryproductions.com)

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