Anchor End

The worst writers are the ones who fuck up happy endings.. The best ones don't bother to type.. I've been writing you a letter in my head for months with no reply..

Give It Up

Words can be a problem when you're on parole. I don't care much for language, I just want her so. She left me just when push can turn to shove. The answer to the question who are you thinking of?.

Fine

Pretty soon we'll be planting marigolds. Pretty soon we'll be trading stories. What ever happened to the baby that I used to know. I sit here staring as my body grows cold.

A Picture Of The World

I was fucking up, handing off the reigns to you.. I know the bodies, but I can't place names, so I should be forgetting you.. It's a cathartic song like that other shitty one and I have never felt so old..

Fall

I'm not the kind you marry. I'm not that kind at all. I'm not the one you think you want. But I will be the one there when you fall. . I'm not your Bloody Mary.

Everything That Rises

There's a penny poised on a whitewashed fence. And there's a little black boy praying for his government. There's a nervous lady reaching for her place.

A Chapter Of Accidents

I swear to God the sun is laughing at me,. but I can't say because I don't look straight at it.. Hear me out.. Those boys tell all the lies that roll right past you:.

Everyone's Got The Blues On Sunday

Here comes Sadie. She's okay. She showed me her 45s. Down by the pool hall yesterday. Well hello Sadie. What's that you say?. Everyone's got the blues on Sunday.

1957

Everybody Loves You When You're Dead

She told me her name was Cymbeline. I met her at the corner of Church and Queen. She was selling lies and other painted things. I hardly even noticed when she touched my ring.

Easter Morning

Gretta's in the corner but she's miles away. Mary's coaxing Adam to stare time in the face. And me and Joey Carpenter are listening to the naked miner.

Down And Out In Canaan

Drinking curdled milk from a silver cup. Watching all the boys waiting for the plan to erupt. You can talk all you like when you're down on your luck.

Debutante

Casey brought his own confetti. I loved him in the fall. He thought we had it made. I left him at the picture show. I loved him after all. Oh mister junior.

Concha Y Toro

You know everything I'm saying. You know long before I speak. I saw you at the side of the road with her hands around your neck. I saw you at the side of the road and you know I want you back.

Cinnamon

If you ask Uncle Charlie,. He'll give you some elderberry wine. If you ask Uncle Charlie,. He'll give you some elderberry wine. It may be what you want.

Careful

"Careful in the kitchen", says the man in red. He knows exactly where to hang his head. Someone's in the bedroom playing with the lamp. Love is like her hair beneath the curtain soiled and damp.

California

My daddy was a banking man. My mama was a thief. My mama taught me how to stand. My daddy taught me how to cheat. I will rob you till you're blind. I will love you till I cry.

Bungalow

Joy is dancing like another thousand. Coming to my bungalow. She's infectious and I think of heaven. Looking down on me below. . Don't think about tomorrow.

Borrowed Reflection

Like a cabbagetown rubby reaching for the copper on Bleeker Street. Like a coconut commoner combing through the needles on any beach. Like you want to know.

Blunt

I don't want to be beautiful. No one ever hears her speak. I don't want to be a diplomat. With a heart attack for peace. . All that I need is a fire escape.