Track 1 of the album Hammerhead Lullaby · 2013
Third Place Ribbon
by Iron Marrow
“A talent show in a folding-chair gym and a ribbon that said third. We played it twice as fast as it needed to be and loved it.”
hard rock · hard rock · groove metal · 4:29
Lyrics
Town talent show in the high school gym Folding chairs and a rusty stage Played my heart out, hands were trembling Never been so scared at any age They called the winners, my name wasn't first They called the second, I wasn't there Then third place went to the loudest band And I was the one standing in the glare Third place ribbon, pin it on my chest Third place ribbon, I did my best Not the gold, not the silver, but it's mine Third place ribbon, I'm doing fine My mother cried and my brother cheered Somebody's kid asked for my pick It's a little bit of cloth and a little bit of glue But it's a whole lot of proof that I did it Third place ribbon, pin it on my chest Third place ribbon, I did my best Not the gold, not the silver, but it's mine Third place ribbon, I'm doing fine Win a little, lose a little Keep on playing till the lights go dim The small ones count, the small ones count Raise it high, raise it high Third place ribbon, pin it on my chest Third place ribbon, I did my best Not the gold, not the silver, but it's mine Third place ribbon, I'm doing fine Third place ribbon I'm doing fine