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do you wanna know what dorothy wingfield left behind
first of all, in the hall, a hollow knight
the claw footed bathtub
the wooden countertops
a dusty frame of the queen on the upright
a dogs playing poker painting
green glasses to catch leaks of rain in
the moth infested overcoats
the bugs finishing her notes
and a grand devotion to the piano
the sisters ring the bells to send her off
with every tug their toes lifting off the ground
the landlord hands the deed down to the moths
their wings murmuring a paper sound
da da da so long dorothy so long
da da da so long dorothy so long
da da da so long dorothy so long
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Paris Girls
03:02
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hyacinths go well with fractured cobblestones
shutters always match the window boxes
the women that sit behind balconies
have higher cheekbones than I
their fingernails lack the dirt fixed underneath mine
but what do they know
what do the girls in paris know
and I would like to know
what the girls in paris know
they’re fastening their two toned shoes at night
always baring shoulders and wearing tights
feeling palm lines of a lover across the table
I bet later on he’ll trace the notches in her spine
but what do they know
what do the girls in paris know
and I would like to know
what the girls in paris know
maybe it’s the way they pronounce arrondissement
si je parle français, je serai une fille de paris
but what do they know
what do the girls in paris know
and I would like to know
what the girls in paris know
what the girls in paris know
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3. |
Guillaume the Postman
03:26
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facteur facteur monsieur facteur
t'as des lettres pour moi cet après midi
des cartes postales, des mots d'amour
t'as des nouvelles de marie
Ça fait deux semaines qu'elle ne m'a pas écrit
Ça fait deux années que ma vie se passe ici
facteur facteur monsieur facteur
T'es arrivée tot, les mains vides
Mais si tu veux tu peux rester
On fait un gâteau on joue a la balle aux prisonniers
On attends que marie trouve ce qu'elle
voulait
Un homme idéal, une belle matinée
facteur facteur monsieur facteur
Tu me demandes comment ça se passe mes vacances
Et je te dit en fait j'habite ici
Mais je serai toujours touriste
Peut-être comme toi
Ni de la ni d'ici
Jamais d'ici
Facteur facteur monsieur facteur
si un jour tu partirais
Me laisserais-tu prendre ton boulot
Ta petite casquette jaune, ton vélo
Et puis tout le monde me connaîtrait
Comme facteur facteur madame facteur
Facteur facteur madame facteur
qui se perde parmi les autres facteurs
qui danse sur le chemin sur les ruelles bleus
D'où elle vient on est jamais sure
D'où elle vient on est jamais sure
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4. |
Ladies Night
04:27
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ladies night and everyone dressed so delicately
one by one they go on about the men they see
say they come to them too broken too often
and leave so easily
one left the bar
while she went to the bathroom
the other had another all along
says she’ll give it a third try
and if it’s not the real thing she’ll stop
she wants to know where all the good ones have gone
she needs to know where all the good ones have gone
and she says she's done with men
but she keeps going back to them
and I keep it to myself
but maybe she should see a lady
she should see a lady
why not see a lady
she should see a lady
and if she wants I will take her out
to the aquarium or haunted house
and if she wants I will sing for her
just like I did for the girl before
and she says she's done with men
but she keeps going back to them
and I keep it to myself
but maybe she should see a lady
she should see a lady
why not see a lady
she should see a lady
ladies night and everyone dressed so delicately
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Bubba's Sulky Lounge
03:34
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Nicole would love it here at Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
like walking into an antique store or the attic of grandma’s house
more like an emporium or an oddities saloon
two light up dance floors and mannequins in every room
you’ll have the time of your life at Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
the drinks are not that good but cheap for a good night out
among bicycles, an old canoe, a dentist’s chair
who might you happen to run into there
oh I’ll tell you who you’ll run into there
an old man in aviators wearing penny loafers too
your high school guidance counselor
and all your moms old friends from book group
you might even run into someone who used to babysit you
and you’re gonna make ‘um feel real old
just to warn you
there’s a swingers party in the back room
from meetup.com
just to warn you
the girls on the football team have arrived
and they’re all looking to get it on
and if you’re lucky you’ll find
an old lover or maybe five
and if you’re lucky they’ll fight over you outside
while ya dance with 80 year old Jerry
to Mambo number 5
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somewhere else I am a wife
I work the land, I sleep at night
I closed the curtains on that life
and here I am with my man
and I did some things a nice girl shouldn’t do
I’ve gotta do better, be more like you
for now the dreams will have to do
and I on the opposite shore will be
working on this one life patiently
and I on the opposite shore will be
working on this one life patiently
maybe I will never return
oh what if I never return
to my mother and father seeing the ghosts in the house
and they never hear lyrics of the songs
they make up the words as they sing along
they’ve got 3 daughters on 3 continents
yeah my sisters are much too far
I like living here but I’d like to be where they are
I like living here but I’d like to be where they are
and I on the opposite shore will be
working on this one life patiently
and I on the opposite shore will be
working on this one life patiently
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7. |
After All
04:18
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have you heard the news yet
are we really cool yet
after all we’re just two kids waiting for an early retirement
after all
when you get here I’ve gotta warn ya
we’ll be cooking on the floor
while I try to sort out who’s a friend and who is more
but this is what the hours were made for
and god it feels so good to be alone
in a room on the top floor with the fridge in the wardrobe
god it feels so good to be alone
god it feels so good to be alone
you’re kept up by a love too far
I’m kept up by a nearby lover in another’s arms
but to whom do we really belong
to ourselves, to the clocks, to the woman down the hall
all I ask is you hold a space for me
in the back row of the mezzanine
I don’t care if its in the nose bleeds
as long as its next to your seat
and god it feels so good to be alone
in a room on the top floor with the fridge in the wardrobe
god it feels so good to be alone
god it feels so good to be alone
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Mackenzie Leighton Paris, France
www.mackenzieleightonmusic.com
florist by day
musician by night
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