Charity - Lyrics - Samiam

Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. Their first show was in January 1989 with Christ on Parade. They released records through New Red Archives and Hopeless Records in the US and Burning Heart Records in Europe. In the mid-'90s, the band had two releases on major labels, Atlantic Records in 1994 and Ignition Tommy Boy in 1997. This path achieved modest mainstream success; a video for "Capsized" gained a lot of airplay on MTV, they performed on The Jon Stewart Show in 1994 and the single "She Found You" garnered considerable radio play in 1998. The band toured extensively throughout Europe, North America, and Japan with Bad Religion, Green Day, The Toadies, Sense Field, blink-182, and Millencolin.

Down by the racetrack waiting with their signs The ugly broken people got no place to go And a guilty boy scout with his conscience in his hand Buys some reconciliation [Pre-Chorus] Aint going to be me, no, thinking Aint going to be me, no, thinking Aint going to be me, no Only 29 years left on my loan [Chorus] You stand there freezing on the side of the road To remind me of all the good things that I'm so glad I own The only reason I leave you in the cold Is if I took you home to feed you, you'd be somebody I know And on the corner you tell me the same old lies Like I believe you gas can guy Every single dollar that I gave you and you drank How many gallons are in your tank [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus] The only reason I leave you in the cold