I was outside looking in
Barely breathing in the interim
I was taking in some good wine
I was drowning in some cheap advice
Though well meant
I was struggling loose some verse
Something I might have said
Had someone not said it first
I’d been listening for a long time
But I could never find the right rhyme for it
I kid you not
Take the stage & storm the bow
They treat you like some shade of hazy criminal
I could never get the right words
That is to say that weren't thought of afterwards
I kid you not
It’s cruel
So take the stage & storm the bow
Like some hazy shade criminal
They clap their hands, everybody’s all right now
But I don’t see you up there
No I don’t see you at all
credits
from The Heart of the Matador,
released November 5, 2005
[dt] vocals, bass, gtrs, piano, keys,
tambourine, shaker
[sh] drums
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