The third track off Ball Park Music’s fourth album, Every Night the Same Dream, starts with a sparse guitar track, before transitioning into a guitar-led rock song.
[Verse 1]
A home goal can wreck the day I see you shot dead
The West will sell the piggies down in Salem
And I'll become your whipping boy
[Chorus]
We're shaking hands with everyone around here
If I become a target, will you miss me?
Will you miss me?
Will you miss me?
Will you miss me?
[Verse 2]
Nine strikes identify me as the patient
May I stay within the castle walls tonight?
And I'll become your whipping boy
[Chorus]
We're shaking hands with everyone around here
If I become a target, will you miss me?
Will you miss me?
Will you miss me?
Will you miss me?
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
We're shaking hands with everyone around here
If I become a target, will you miss me?
Will you miss me?
Will you miss me?
Will you miss me?
[Outro]
Have I become your whipping boy?
Whipping Boy was written by Dean Hanson & Samuel Cromack & Daniel Hanson.
Whipping Boy was produced by Matt Redlich.
Ball Park Music released Whipping Boy on Fri Aug 05 2016.
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