Name: Up On Blocks
Duration: P00H02M59S
Description: Recorded live at the former Windham Ballroom in Bellows Falls, VT in 2005. Written in 2003 or 04, my one and only contribution to NPR's "Car Talk," which they played, much to my delight.

Up On Blocks

by Jesse Peters

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Recorded live at the former Windham Ballroom in Bellows Falls, VT in 2005. Written in 2003 or 04, my one and only contribution to NPR's "Car Talk," which they played, much to my delight.

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Up On Blocks:

Tie rod, radiator, heater core, alternator, fuel pump, manifold, engine block
water hose's leakin', alternator's squeakin'
I don't do somethin' quick I think she's gonna blow

Get her up on blocks (2x)
get her off the road, get me on the clock
get her up on blocks

'Cause my struts are shot, motor mounts bust, exhaust is fulla holes and the underside's rust –CV joint's squeakin' she's pullin' to the right
my brakes are so spongy she won't stop at the light

get her up on blocks(2X)
maybe I'll finally get off my ass and walk
when she's up on blocks

(Bridge)
Give a man a car and he'll drive for a day
teach him how to fix it and he'll work without pay
weekends on his back gettin' dust in his eyes
he's just another regular guy, oh yeah

Six hours of labor for a twenty dollar part
put it in backwards gotta start from the start
torque wrench is slippin' droppin' bolts in the grass
but at least I'm not sittin' around on my couch

I got her up on blocks (2X)
grease in my hair I got grease in my socks
when she's up on blocks

Last time:
each different chorus refrain once,
end on "grease in my..."

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released December 12, 2004
Jesse Peters–Acoustic Guitar and vox
Jan Obdrzalek–banjo
Garth Tichy–drums
John Janiszyn–Harmonica
Dave Thomas–electric guitar
Dan Harmon–bass

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Jesse Peters Town Of Rockingham, Vermont

Jesse Peters has been an integral part of the Southern VT music scene since moving back to the area in 2001. He has maintained a busy schedule performing and teaching, including two long-distance bicycle tours, Hub & Spoke in 2009 and tour350 in 2010. In tour350 Peters logged over 4000 miles, pulling his gear behind him in a trailer and playing gigs from coast to coast.
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