How many cabs in New York City, how many angels on a pin?How many notes in a saxophone, how many tears in a bottle of gin?How many times did you call my name, knock at the door but you couldn’t get in? I know I’ve been careless I’ve been wrapped up in a shell, nothing could get through to meActed like I didn’t know I had friends and familyI saw worry in their eyes, it didn’t look like fear to... View Article
They got married early, never had much moneyThen when he got laid off they really hit the skidsHe started up his drinking, then they started fightingHe took it pretty badly, she took both the kidsShe said: “I’m not standing by, to watch you slowly dieSo watch me walking, out the door”She said, “Shove it, Jack, I’m walking out the fucking door” She went to her brother’s, got a little bar workHe went to the Buttery, stayed about a yearThen he... View Article
Welcome, strangers, to the showI’m the one who should be lying lowSaw the knives out, turned my backHeard the train coming, stayed out on the trackIn the middle, in the middle, in the middle of a dreamI lost my shirt, I pawned my ringsI’ve done all the dumb things Caught the fever, heard the tuneThought I loved her, hung my heart on the moonStarted howling, made no senseThought my friends would rush to my defenceIn the middle, in the middle,... View Article