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(Everybody's Looking For A) Crystal Ball

by Highline Drifters

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A blustery, drunken, wanna-be capitalist outlines his theory of everything...

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Well I’m a man of perfect reason
Never take a bet that I won’t win
And I’m never gonna let any of you snowflakes
Get under my thick skin


But lately I’ve been rolling snake eyes
Throwing my shot glass on the floor
I’m too smart to believe in luck
But I’m looking for something more,
That’s why I’m …


Out here looking for a crystal ball
Tell me tell me tell me, aren’t you looking for a crystal ball?
Spin a wheel, pick a number
Set fire to an old town hall
Everybody’s looking for a crystal ball


Well I bought me a brand-new mansion
Built right in 2003
Mr. Jones sold it to me no money down
Signed the paper, walked away with my key


Two years and we’re underwater
Mr. Jones nowhere to be found
The banker came by, put a lock on my door
And said, don’t be coming around,
That’s why I’m…


Out here looking for a crystal ball
Tell me tell me tell me, aren’t you looking for a crystal ball?
As we sink into the rising oceans
Waist deep feeling not so tall
Everybody’s looking for a crystal ball


I saw the black swan and the albatross
Running numbers on the Avenue
And my best friend the carnival barker
Said he could teach them a thing or two


You know the great American prophet
Shone a light on all that’s true
Said there’s a sucker born every minute
But you know that it could never be you
Never be you…


Well I went down to the valley
The valley of machines
And I tried to make a fortune
Selling numbers behind a screen


But then the screen started flashing warnings
And my numbers all went wrong
Now I’m in the valley of drifters
Singing my lonesome drifter song
That’s why I’m…


Out here looking for a crystal ball
Aren’t you all looking for a crystal ball?
You know I thought I saw it written
In graffiti on the Berlin Wall
Everybody’s looking for a crystal ball


Everybody, everybody, everybody, everybody…
Everybody’s looking for a crystal ball

credits

released March 18, 2024
Noah Enelow - lead vocals, mandolin
Kelin Gibbons - lead guitar
Eric LaMalfa - guitar, backing vocals
Rip Nolan - double bass
Travis Taylor - drums
Eric Nelson - clarinet

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Highline Drifters Logan, Utah

The Highline Drifters are a progressive collaboration from Cache Valley's eclectic musical community. The group weaves together bluegrass, Americana, acoustic rock, reggae, Afro-pop, and funk through dynamic improvisations, danceable rhythms, and seamless transitions. A mainstay within the valley’s local music scene, the band performs regularly at notable venues and events across northern Utah. ... more

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