Three Angels - Headstones

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Three angels set the table for me tonight
They know my face, they set a place and it's for me tonight
Well, I can't disappoint 'em, I guess I'll join 'em

They've been waitin' on me forever
And I've been down on earth and in this town
And I swear there's got to be somethin' better

New suit and a new tie
A real nice service for me when I die
New suit, cuff links and a new tie
A real nice service for me when I die

Well, that's the thing about leavin'
When you get there, you're seldom forgiven
And all your best friends are people that you've just met

You can take 'em or leave 'em
Well, they're sittin' in this barroom
And I guess it beats the hell out of loneliness
Sweet loneliness, sweet loneliness

You say, you gave it, gave it all away
You've got nothin', nothin' left to trade
I hear you say, you gave it, gave it all away
You've got nothin', nothin' left to trade

We're the type, we live and learn
Scatter my ashes then you smash the urn
Into a broken room with 25 doors that you can't open
And each time you open one the other 24 they're explodin', explodin'

That's the thing about leavin'
You get there, you take what you're given
All your best friends are people you've just met

You can take 'em or leave 'em
Well, they're sittin' in this barroom
I guess it beats the hell out of loneliness for you
Loneliness for you, loneliness for you, alright

New suit, a new tie
A real nice service for me when I die

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Headstones is a Canadian punk-influenced alternative rock band that began in 1987 in the bars of Kingston, Ontario. The band was initially active until 2003, subsequently reforming in 2011. The band consists of vocalist Hugh Dillon, guitarist Trent Carr, bassist Tim White, and drummer Dale Harrison.

Best known for their raucous live performances, the band became one of the most commercially successful Canadian rock bands of the 1990s. Over their career the band enjoyed nationwide radio-play in Canada and had several Juno Award nominations. Their musicianship is typically tight and energetic, their music usually heavy and rough; lyrics range from break-ups to addiction, damnation to necrophilia.

The band signed to MCA Records in 1993 and released Picture of Health, with the original drummer Mark Gibson, but he left the band after touring for Picture of Health was over. Dale Harrison was recruited for the follow-up Teeth and Tissue in 1995. The band broke more ground in 1996 with Juno Award nominations for Best Group and Best Rock Album, while releasing Smile and Wave that same year. Three years passed before Nickels for Your Nightmares was released, in which time Carr and Harrison became fathers and Dillon recovered from a drug addiction. The band would release one more album, on BMG, entitled The Oracle of Hi-Fi, before a break up in 2003

Frontman Hugh Dillon has appeared in several films, including the mockumentary Hard Core Logo. He has also played a main role as one of the police officers in the popular show, Flashpoint, shown on CBS/CTV. He heads the Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir.

The original band members reunited in February 2011 for a mini tour. They released the album, titled Love + Fury, on 14 May 2013. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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