Lyrics
from :
The
Unwanted Gift
THE
NOTES DESTROY THE BOOK
How
great thou arthur
Till
the next day
Struck
gold with a lock-in
Stayed
drinking till dawn
Then
round to the early house
Only
managed the one
I
brutalized my humour
To
help keep from exile
Time
only stands in our way
-
There's
always some prick there to remind me
About
my dance moves
Clink-clink
fizz is for our breakfast
Cock-crow
comes with the dusk
Time
only stands in our way
We
are writing our books
And
forming our bands
While
someone else gets the round in
In
our hearts we know it all ends with Monday
We
plan to do it again.
TO KNOW
ONLY LEAVING (FOR ALAN)
The gallow crows' tears are a-falling
Their
little voices are raised in chesty song
They
doff their caps for you and all look down for fear of eyes
The
wind grew warmer just for you pleasure
And
whistled softly "lay low your sorry garb"
And
kissed the tears from the saddened faces
And blew the frowns up into smiles
"Now
i could stay here or you could take me
Back
to the place where i do belong"
Between
the crow's wings and the wind's strength they took him off.
SAVING
BOYS FROM DROWNING
When
you just leave the room
I
can't help but love you more
For
the silence is too demanding
When
it's not shared in half
Don't
stay long away
Please
return
I
try making conversation
With
the objects in the house
We're
all awkward with each other
We
look to the door willing you to come in
