Rehabitation - The Before Garbage Men (Official Audio)

Описание: Rehabitation - The Before Garbage Men (Official Audio)

The Before Garbage Men” is a raw, darkly funny outlaw folk / Americana story song about scraping by at the edges—picking through what others leave behind, chasing freedom one bad idea at a time.

Set in the quiet hours before sunrise, this song follows two friends scavenging discarded dreams off curbs and alleyways—half survival, half addiction, half stubborn hope. It’s a portrait of hustling, relapse, laughter, and the belief that this next haul might finally change everything.

If you connect with gritty Americana, working-class storytelling, rehab songs, or songs about addiction and recovery, this one’s for you.

🎸 Style & Influences
Outlaw Folk / Americana
Rust Belt & backroad storytelling
Tom Waits–style imagery
Drive-by country, porch-light blues
Songs about addiction, recovery, and survival

🎧 Perfect for fans of
Americana folk story songs
Dark country & outlaw folk
Songs about rehab, addiction, and redemption
Blue-collar, DIY, Rust Belt narratives

📌 Listen with headphones. Lyrics below. If this song hits you, like, comment, and subscribe—every interaction helps independent music get heard.

📄 FULL LYRICS

[Verse 1]
Got a jitter in my jaw
Smokin' up shards of meth and all
Got a friend on a Schwinn
Doing curbside recon runs again
He comes skidding to a stop
Says, "They dragged it to the street"
I say, "Let's hop in the truck"
And we navigate to the luck

[Chorus]
We're the Before Garbage Men
Three in the morning comes again
Picking up dreams folks tossed away
Rusty gold on the edge of the roadway
We're the Before Garbage Men
Laughing as the wheels fall off again
Haul it to the backyard, stack it to the sky
High as a kite, swearing this junk'll get us by

[Verse 2]
Got a busted TV
Glass grinning like me
Couch with one good cushion
And a chair missing three
My buddy rides ahead
Like a buzzed-up bloodhound scout
I just follow that tail light
Till the neighborhood runs out

[Chorus]
We're the Before Garbage Men
Three in the morning comes again
Picking up dreams folks tossed away
Rusty gold on the edge of the roadway
We're the Before Garbage Men
Laughing as the wheels fall off again
Haul it to the backyard, stack it to the sky
High as a kite, swearing this junk'll get us by

[Verse 3]
Got a microwave humming
Like it knows my name
Box of wires and screws
I swear it’s all the same
Found a dresser with a drawer
That won’t close, won’t quit
I say, “That’s character, man”
He says, “Yeah… or just broken shit”

[Chorus]
We're the Before Garbage Men
Three in the morning comes again
Picking up dreams folks tossed away
Rusty gold on the edge of the roadway
We're the Before Garbage Men
Laughing as the wheels fall off again
Haul it to the backyard, stack it to the sky
High as a kite, swearing this junk'll get us by

[Bridge]
Got a graveyard in my backyard
Lawn chairs, lamps and bikes
Everything I swore I'd sell
Just sitting there getting rained on twice
[louder, half-time]
But I pack one more and promise
"This next flip’s gonna land"
Then trip on a toaster
Still smiling, wrench in my hand

[Chorus]
We're the Before Garbage Men
Three in the morning comes again
Picking up dreams folks tossed away
Rusty gold on the edge of the roadway
We're the Before Garbage Men
Laughing as the wheels fall off again
Haul it to the backyard, stack it to the sky
High as a kite, swearing this junk gonna get us by

[Verse 4]
Sun coming up sideways
On a pile I forgot I made
Neighbors shaking their heads
Like they seen this parade
I count pennies in my pocket
Do the math in my head
One good sale from freedom, I say
As I trip over yesterday’s bet

[Final Chorus]
We're the Before Garbage Men
Still clocking in before the end
Picking through the fallout glow
Of lives we almost know
We're the Before Garbage Men
Swearing this haul’s the one that wins
Stack it higher, laugh again
If it all comes down tomorrow, hell—we’ll do it all again