I've been a Todd Snider fan for 10ish years. Since I was 11 or so. I've seen him every year without fail, and I know every song by heart. Love you Todd!
He has to be the most down-to-earth person in the music industry. I love that he tells stories in his songs, about crazy shit he's experienced, and that he still surrounds himself with "lower" class people. Middle and upper class people don't experience life quite the same as poor people. Not having money makes people creative and risk-taking, which means you do crazy shit sometimes. Shit that makes people laugh.
I was poor before I had money. Being poor made me creative and risk-taking, which meant that I did crazy shit sometimes. That's how I made money. I'm still creative. I'm still crazy and creative. It didn't go away.
Nailed it. I once hopped a fence to see a Todd Snyder performance. I felt bad not paying and supporting him. But I think Todd would just laugh. I've paid to see him at least 10 times so I think we cool :) I've also lived in million dollar mansions and still would sit down with a homeless person who needed someone to listen. Oh and buy them a couple malt liquors
Love it man, the message in the music is on point. If it don't make you want to turn it up, turn it off. Keep doing what you do todd, I'll listen and turn it up as loud as I can. 🤠✌🎼🎶
7 years ago WillieJoe posted, 'Gotta say, "The best 4 minutes and 36 seconds all day!" '. For me it was the 2nd best 4min 36 sec, if you know what I mean. Todd Snider has been my favorite songwriter since he came out with "Talkin Seattle Grunge Rock Blues", way back when. he is so clever and funny!
todd if you ever read these tings and you want to tour the uk and stay at mine , that be jus fine, we got everything you need buddy satisfelt, you know , take ya shoes off
had a fake i.d. when i was 16 the only time i seen you man, in arkansas. wish you would come back. a mix between prine and kris....with way better jokes
Helicopters over the house again We got the projects two or three blocks from here They pull the kids over for driving while African And the ones with the warrants always run in fear So I sit here waiting for the coast to clear Wishing once again I had a gun around here Turn on the news and what do I hear Some kid shot the bank up on gallatin road Ran away from the cops while he was trying to reload He beat them up to East land street on feet Now he's probably reloaded and running down my street Better turn the alarm on and lock myself in Helicopters over the house again Sometimes you rise above it Sometimes you sneak below Somewhere in between believing in heaven And facing the devil you know Poor kid probably never had a chance to give a fuck Wouldn't know good luck from a debutant He's gotta find a way to be Steve Mcnair or young buck Or he's just tough luck looking for a prison to haunt And you can fuck getting any kind of job you want Unless you really want to work in a fast food restaurant And who wants to do that? do you want to do that? I wouldn't trade that for my crooked hat Or my gang or my gun or my waist full of pagers For a job deep frying shit, for richer teen agers If that's where it's at and no one's gonna help How you gonna blame a man for helping himself There's a war going on that the poor can't win Helicopters over the house again Sometimes you rise above it Sometimes you sneak below Somewhere in between believing in heaven And facing the devil you know Black and white cops shining lights in the bushes Can't see how this kid is gonna get very far Unless he finds a way to make it back over to Barry street And he can't do that unless he steals a car Man the way things are they just don't seem right All the white people talking 'bout the hope and the light There ain't no hope in sam levy just guns and drugs We ain't building bridges we're just training thugs Then I hear a terrifying kick at my back door And in comes this kid I say hey I've seen this kid before I see him all the time at that bar on woodland street Now he's bleeding in my kitchen tracking mud off his feet And he's looking at me like I'll either help him or die Until he sees in my eyes that I'm on his side I hand him my keys I say you better move fast There's a J in the ashtray and plenty of gas He throws me the cash and says I'll be back for this I say yeah well don't be surprised if there's a little bit of it missing His gold teeth glistened with a big old grin He said we'll talk about that when I see you again He shook my hand I shook his back I felt like I was about to have a heart attack Until he finally drove away I thought "goddamn" Helicopters over the house again Sometimes you rise above it Sometimes you sneak below Somewhere in between believing in heaven And facing the devil you know Source: LyricFind
When your profile name is based off a career path you weren't smart enough to follow but you still think it's ok to judge people for trying to be happy while you work at McDonald's. You psuedointelllectual wanna be
I've been a Todd Snider fan for 10ish years. Since I was 11 or so. I've seen him every year without fail, and I know every song by heart. Love you Todd!
When my mood is low I somehow find my way here to Todd .I can rise above again.
Keep rising traci!
Watched this one over and over and over.
Hey, I was at this show! It was a good one
He has to be the most down-to-earth person in the music industry. I love that he tells stories in his songs, about crazy shit he's experienced, and that he still surrounds himself with "lower" class people. Middle and upper class people don't experience life quite the same as poor people. Not having money makes people creative and risk-taking, which means you do crazy shit sometimes. Shit that makes people laugh.
Coulden´t say better then you did, lacrymal1
I was poor before I had money. Being poor made me creative and risk-taking, which meant that I did crazy shit sometimes. That's how I made money. I'm still creative. I'm still crazy and creative. It didn't go away.
Nailed it. I once hopped a fence to see a Todd Snyder performance. I felt bad not paying and supporting him. But I think Todd would just laugh. I've paid to see him at least 10 times so I think we cool :) I've also lived in million dollar mansions and still would sit down with a homeless person who needed someone to listen. Oh and buy them a couple malt liquors
Master class double decker triple cheese lesson on song writing. Dude is legendary.
Love that line - "Somewhere between believin' in heaven...and facin' the devil you know!"
This guy is awesome. I saw him open up for Jimmy Buffet at least 20 years ago.
Damn, how badly I would want that to happen again. Rip buffet, we lost a good ine
Finally an artist that gets it and isn't afraid to say so.
Energy, timing and truth, this guys got it!
Love it man, the message in the music is on point. If it don't make you want to turn it up, turn it off.
Keep doing what you do todd, I'll listen and turn it up as loud as I can. 🤠✌🎼🎶
This guy is AWESOME!!
Great storyteller.....very entertaining live.
There’s a jay in the ashtray and plenty of gas.. I don’t think I ever heard that line and not smile.
I remember the day i saw this man
Thank you Todd
FOR alllll Of my family 😂❤🎉
Luv u Brother. You make Life Good
Gotta say, "The best 4 minutes and 36 seconds all day!"
Pure f'kin genius!
YEAH ITS ORIGINAL AND TODD SNIDER IS THE BEST SONG WRITER OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS!!!!
that was soo bad-ass. The guy is simply great
7 years ago
WillieJoe posted,
'Gotta say, "The best 4 minutes and 36 seconds all day!" '. For me it was the 2nd best 4min 36 sec, if you know what I mean. Todd Snider has been my favorite songwriter since he came out with "Talkin Seattle Grunge Rock Blues", way back when. he is so clever and funny!
Much enjoynment listening to his lyric s I dhould like him
What a great line
Todd always has a really good point!
I hope he comes back to Spokane soon. I wasn't able to see him play last time he was here because he played at a 21+ club.
Just brilliant - Ace
Fuck yeah this guy is amazing!!!
shame only 12k people have seen this really
Good shit!
MY LIFE>>>>
If those lyrics are original, which I believe they are?, this guy is epic.
Wow.
@madtownstu oh, they are. Living Legend.
@pabloescobar5 I think it very well may be the best message I've ever heard from a song.
todd if you ever read these tings and you want to tour the uk and stay at mine , that be jus fine, we got everything you need buddy satisfelt, you know , take ya shoes off
Down to the well Todd snider
1:43 1:46
Come to calgary dammit!
had a fake i.d. when i was 16 the only time i seen you man, in arkansas. wish you would come back. a mix between prine and kris....with way better jokes
why the fuck doesn't this song have more views, the fuck is wrong with y'all.
killer
Todd for PRESIDENT! LMAO!
That would be fun!
Helicopters over the house again
We got the projects two or three blocks from here
They pull the kids over for driving while African
And the ones with the warrants always run in fear
So I sit here waiting for the coast to clear
Wishing once again I had a gun around here
Turn on the news and what do I hear
Some kid shot the bank up on gallatin road
Ran away from the cops while he was trying to reload
He beat them up to East land street on feet
Now he's probably reloaded and running down my street
Better turn the alarm on and lock myself in
Helicopters over the house again
Sometimes you rise above it
Sometimes you sneak below
Somewhere in between believing in heaven
And facing the devil you know
Poor kid probably never had a chance to give a fuck
Wouldn't know good luck from a debutant
He's gotta find a way to be Steve Mcnair or young buck
Or he's just tough luck looking for a prison to haunt
And you can fuck getting any kind of job you want
Unless you really want to work in a fast food restaurant
And who wants to do that? do you want to do that?
I wouldn't trade that for my crooked hat
Or my gang or my gun or my waist full of pagers
For a job deep frying shit, for richer teen agers
If that's where it's at and no one's gonna help
How you gonna blame a man for helping himself
There's a war going on that the poor can't win
Helicopters over the house again
Sometimes you rise above it
Sometimes you sneak below
Somewhere in between believing in heaven
And facing the devil you know
Black and white cops shining lights in the bushes
Can't see how this kid is gonna get very far
Unless he finds a way to make it back over to Barry street
And he can't do that unless he steals a car
Man the way things are they just don't seem right
All the white people talking 'bout the hope and the light
There ain't no hope in sam levy just guns and drugs
We ain't building bridges we're just training thugs
Then I hear a terrifying kick at my back door
And in comes this kid I say hey I've seen this kid before
I see him all the time at that bar on woodland street
Now he's bleeding in my kitchen tracking mud off his feet
And he's looking at me like I'll either help him or die
Until he sees in my eyes that I'm on his side
I hand him my keys I say you better move fast
There's a J in the ashtray and plenty of gas
He throws me the cash and says I'll be back for this
I say yeah well don't be surprised if there's a little bit of it missing
His gold teeth glistened with a big old grin
He said we'll talk about that when I see you again
He shook my hand I shook his back
I felt like I was about to have a heart attack
Until he finally drove away I thought "goddamn"
Helicopters over the house again
Sometimes you rise above it
Sometimes you sneak below
Somewhere in between believing in heaven
And facing the devil you know
Source: LyricFind
@pabloescobar5 why do you listen then?
Facing the fucking devil, you know.
singing bout my neighborhood, true dat...
Seriously! Did he live with us?
Down to the well
@ClearSkyDay didn't Cash, he do some cocain and shoot his wife in one of his songs? JR was a man of God too
Todd's song did remind me of Roger Miller
dont post that on this vid. everyone who has read it has seen it :)
yeah........ its time for some bloody anthrax to fix my ears
Yet there are poorer people in other countries still respectable! Only in America can this crap be popular! SMH!
Have you even been outside of America?
Just fuck you
lol tell'em Linda
linda kelley oh god. That made my night.
When your profile name is based off a career path you weren't smart enough to follow but you still think it's ok to judge people for trying to be happy while you work at McDonald's. You psuedointelllectual wanna be
this guy is beyond terrible!
proficy7 look at your profile
Your beyond stupid go bump your F&G line and leave us to real music