Roger Patterson Van

Roger Patterson Van
Album	Black Pear Tree EP
Released	2008
Artist	the Mountain Goats & Kaki King
Length	2:48
Previous Track	"Supergenesis"
Next Track	"Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is in Another Castle"

Roger Patterson Van is the fifth song on the collaboration EP Black Pear Tree. It was originally an instrumental song written by Kaki King in Japan.

Lyrics

Kelly said the van was streaked with broken signs of you
Tapes and magazines, all your goodness beaming through
Sorting through your suitcase by the highway in the sun
Somewhere in Louisiana when you really need to run, your legs
Will bend and buckle, there is nowhere to go
So you walk sideways 

Two sad young men one February, digging through a wreck
Cleaning out the tour van, check and double check
Nothing left inside now, nothing left to do
Empty out the empties, half this stuff belongs to you
When you load out something heavy, you've gotta watch your back
So you walk sideways

Sideways
Sideways

Things Referenced in this Song

• Roger Patterson was the bass player for the death metal band Atheist. He was killed in February 1991 in a tour bus crash.
• The 'Kelly' mentioned in the first line is Kelly Shaefer, the frontman of Atheist.