I first heard this song on Jonah Knight's Exploration of Dangerous Places album... I'm not sure I've ever heard him play it live, though I'm probably wrong... He's a fantastic songwriter and performer. I've stole--er--borrowed from him multiple times (always with permission.) "King of Nebraska?" His. "Bacon and Beer?" His. So I got the idea of covering this song for the then-upcoming In Shadow EP, then I sent him an email asking if he'd mind if I covered it. He replied, "You know, I've always wondered what the third verse was..."

So here it is. As opposed to a third verse, per se, I added a bridge that I kept as lyrically in line with the tone and language of the song as possible, though it is patently a "Mikey" bridge (I love bridges in songs.)

I ultimately decided (against my initial instincts) not to include this on In Shadow when it was released in October of 2020, but it was just too good to hide away.