Dead Skunk Loudon Wainwright III

Crossin` the highway late last night He shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right He didn`t see the station wagon car The skunk got squashed and there you are You got yer Dead skunk in the middle

B Side (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

silk It's milk and honey, without milk I work with flowers, it's my work From this, there's no way that I can shirk No-no-no-no-no, there is no complex philosophy It's just because I'm a bee Unlike the skunk

Dreaming Loudon Wainwright III

comfort to me Dreams might be pretend But at least dreams end And I just can't stop thinking you see Thoughts are small comfort to me I'd rather be dreaming than sleeping Just sleeping you're just as well dead

The Untitled Loudon Wainwright III

there's an after life I'll gloat & I'll be glad Might be a plane crash, or some sort of OD Might be a photograph in my obituary You might see it & you'll cry a lot Might want to wear black Oh, I'd be dead

Unrequited To The Nth Degree Loudon Wainwright III

Hey there's going to be a photograph with my obituary You're gonna see it and you'll cry You're gonna wanna wear black Hey I'll be dead but you can bet your life, I'm gonna get you back I'm tired of being

Happy Birthday Elvis Loudon Wainwright III

"Happy birthday, Elvis; You're not really dead. It's a lie, it's just a crock, Something some people said.

The Picture Loudon Wainwright III

In the picture there's a fender of our old Chevrolet Or Pontiac, our dad would know, surely he could say; But dad is dead and we grow old; It's true that time flies by; And in forty years the world

Kick In The Head Loudon Wainwright III

didn't care About you or your feelings or your poor heart that's broken in two Was it her was it him tell me who had the whim to hurt you I bet you right about now that your practically wish you were dead

I Can'T Stand Myself Loudon Wainwright III

then you throw out your line Yeah I'm out beating the bushes Scoping out smiles, checking out tushes I'm out on the lookout just about all of the time We both tried nobody died But I feel damned near dead

Clockwork Chartreuse (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Beat on a wino 'til he is dead. I'll slug a hippie, you'll plug a cop. We'll go on a rampage and we won't wanna stop. Oh baby. Now they say he's helpless. I do not care.

The Doctor Loudon Wainwright III

these After that get on home and get into your bed I went to the doctor and the doctor said Shucks that's just about all, you owe me 300 bucks And you can call me in the morning That is if you're not dead

What Are Families For? Loudon Wainwright III

suspicious kiss Your sister's ensconced in your life The archetype of an an ex-wife For all that dirt he ate back then Your brother figures you owe him now Mom wants back all that Dad took But Dad is dead

The Acid Song Loudon Wainwright III

To listen to the Grateful Dead. On the way there we lost Johnny, He had opted for Bellevue instead. Well I'm really glad we did this, it feels great. Just like the old days, I love this.

Christmas Morning Loudon Wainwright III

them to go They have no place to stay on Christmas morning Lying in a hospital dying in a bed with AIDS "He deserved it", I have heard it said Deck the halls iwth boughs of something Soon he will be dead

Red Guitar (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Used to have a red guitar until I smashed it one drunk nightSmashed it in the classic form as Peter Townsend mightI threw it in the fireplace, I left it there awhileKate, she started crying when sh...

East Indian Princess (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

East Indian princess lives in a western dreamHappy like a child, her mother is a queenYou know she's safe as a cow on a Calcutta streetThis English way of life has got that other life beatAnd readi...

Muse Blues (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

I went down to the library, you know the big one way downtownI went down to the library, you know the big one way downtownI pulled out my spiral notebook and my scripto pencilThese, these, these ar...

Smokey Joe's Cafe (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

One day while I was eating beans at Smokey Joe’s CaféSitting digging on the scene at Smokey Joe’s CaféA chick came walking through the door that I had never seen beforeLeast I’d never saw her dow...

New Paint Loudon Wainwright III

At the station you can meet herWith that smile you couldn?t cheat herA woman that kind is hard to findIt?s good to take a girlIn the not so very good worldAnd walk in the park until it gets darkSom...

Drinking Song (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Drunk men stagger, drunk men fallDrunk men swear and that's not allQuite often they will urinate outdoorsLike widowed women, drunk men weepLike children curled up, drunk men sleepLike a dog, a drun...

Say That You Love Me (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Told you I love youTalked on the [Incomprehensible]You'd said that you like me, feel like a foolSay that you like me, that's not enoughSay that you love me, I'm calling your bluffSay that you love ...

Grown Man Loudon Wainwright III

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Cobwebs Loudon Wainwright III

"Well it stumbles and it falls off of almost every tongueGive a listen and you'll hearIt's workin like a landmine in almost every sentenceIt's an assault to my mind's earYeah it might have started ...

Father/Daughter Dialogue Loudon Wainwright III

[Loudon] Darling Daughter can't you see The guy singing the songs ain't me He's someone people wish I was What I can't do this dude does And if the songs seem slightly pat I know life's messier than that

1994 Loudon Wainwright III

There's been a brand neew breakthroughThough they're not sure what it meansWe used to blame our parentsNow we can pin it on our genesHey and I'm not talking 501'sI don't mean no pair of pantsI'm ta...

The End Has Begun Loudon Wainwright III

We walk in your footstepsThough I've had my ups and downsAnd I'll stand in the silenceUntil I figure it outOne might fall and the other will standAnd one might give where the other won't bendThe ni...

Daughter Loudon Wainwright III

Everything she seesshe says she wants.Everything she wantsI see she gets.That's my daughter in the watereverything she owns I bought herEverything she owns.That's my daughter in the water,everythin...

Conspiracies Loudon Wainwright III

We don't believe in "You know who"But we don't let the kids know itWe're parents, who are grown upsThere's a line we have to toe itBut we're part of a conspiracyAbout this bearded big fat guyWho is...

Y2k Loudon Wainwright III

A bunch of nerdy brainy guys a long way backInvented a crazy little thing they called the UnivacFor years now, they've been upgrading that thingIt can walk & talk & count & think & it can even sing...

Number One Loudon Wainwright III

Of all the chicks & broads & babes & bimbos I have knownNo one does it better than you do on the phoneMidway through my busy day all through my empty nightI dial your 900 number and it feels oh so ...

Inaugural Blues Loudon Wainwright III

Talkin' 'bout my generationPeople try to put us downBut they weren't people, just our parentsNow they're old or not aroundBill and Hill are our first coupleStudent prez, homecoming queenTipper's cu...

Pretty Good Day Loudon Wainwright III

I slept through the night, I got through to the dawnI flipped a switch and the light went onI got out of bed and I put some clothes onOh, it's a pretty good day so farI turned the tap, there was co...

What Gives Loudon Wainwright III

Paul & George & Ringo, just a fraction of the Fab FourSome still survive from Dave Clark's FiveWashed up on the Mersey Shore Jerry has a pacemakerThe hermit's name is HermanThat old man's Manfred M...

Tonya's Twirls Loudon Wainwright III

You knew she was in trouble when you saw her bodyguard.When you saw those two together, you knew it wasn't hardTo see that she was different, not just one of the girls,With their gliding and their ...

I'M Alright Loudon Wainwright III

Well it's been a long time, glad to see your faceI knew we'd meet again another time, another placeCan't believe it's been so many yearsWe better grab a chair and a couple of beersYou're lookin' go...

Five Years Old Loudon Wainwright III

CHORUS:Happy birthday Martha, happy birthday, birthday girlI'm sorry I can't be there for that party, birthday girlBut pin the tail upon the donkey in that party dressBalloons, and cake, 2 kinds of...

Your Mother & I Loudon Wainwright III

Your Mother & I are living apartI know that seems stupid, but we weren't very smartYou'll stay with her, I'll visit youAt Christmas, on weekends, the summertime tooYour Mother & I are not getting a...

Westchester County Loudon Wainwright III

I was raised here in Westchester CountyI was taught in the Country Day SchoolWe were richer than most, I don't mean to boastBut I swam in the country club poolWith a father from Hewlett, Long Islan...

Suddenly It's Christmas Loudon Wainwright III

Suddenly it's ChristmasRight after Hallowe'enForget about ThanksgivingIt's just a buffet in between.There's lights and tinsel in the windowThey're stocking up the shelves.Santa's slaving at the Nor...

Thanksgiving Loudon Wainwright III

Lord every year we gather hereTo eat around this tableGive us the strength to stomach as muchAs fast as we are ableBless this food to our useThough? communication's uselessDon't let me drink too mu...

T.S.M.N.W.A. Loudon Wainwright III

Wainwright has two w's They get that one wrong and I get the blues That old grammar school try 's Not good enough guys Wainwright has two w's One day I thought I would die When I saw with my very one eye

Unhappy Anniversary Loudon Wainwright III

Unhappy AnniversaryIt's one year since we splitI walk and talk and get aroundLie down, stand up, and sitI eat and drink and smoke and sing andLive a little bitUnhappy AnniversaryIt's one year since...

I'D Rather Be Lonely Loudon Wainwright III

Every night I get the blues,The greens and yellows and chartreus-es.You're still living here with me.I'd rather be lonely.All the time I look aroundFor excuses to leave town.Everybody wants somebod...

The Man Who Couldn'T Cry Loudon Wainwright III

There once was a man who just couldn't cryHe hadn't cried for years & for years Napalmed babies & the movie 'Love Story', Fo...

Tip That Waitress Loudon Wainwright III

"She's been on her feet nearly half the damned nightBringing your beverage and your late night biteShe remains cheerful, when you're nasty and tightMakes change for a 50 in dim candle lightIgnoring...

Career Moves Loudon Wainwright III

"For twenty odd years I have strummed on guitarsFive thousand lost flat picks, four fingertip scarsI must have broken a million g stringsPicking and strumming, and playing these thingsBanging and t...

Men Loudon Wainwright III

When a ship is sinking and they lower the lifeboatsAnd hand out the life jackets, the men keep on their coatsThe women and the children are the ones who must go firstAnd the men who try to save the...

Between Loudon Wainwright III

Between the forest and the ocean lies a lonely strandThe ocean is your mother, and the forest Fatherland.You are standing on that empty beach not knowing where to go-oOut to sea or else inland, you...

Talking New Bob Dylan Loudon Wainwright III

Hey, Bob Dylan, I wrote you a songToday is your birthday if I'm not wrongIf I'm not mistaken, you're 50 todayHow are you doin', Bob? What do you say?Well, it musta been about '62I heard you on reco...

So Many Songs Loudon Wainwright III

I've written so many songs about youThis is the last one, after this I'm throughWhen I sing this one, when I do my show, People will hear it, the world will knowI've written so many songs about you...