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Folk Song 7

from Curtains by Paris Street

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A lovely night after playing a show at the New World Brewery in Tampa, Florida back in May of 2003.

Fun fact: As referenced in the song, "beans" is slang for ecstasy. The frequent flyer card was issued by Delta.

Bonus fun fact: This is the longest song in this collection. It's a good'un, though.

lyrics

The show was a mess although others said that they disagreed
I thought the guitar was too low and my voice too weak
It took too long before my nerves finally went away
And I didn't open my eyes until the finally song was played

I went up to the bartender and ordered a pint of Bass
I hadn't drank or smoked at all so far and I knew that couldn't last
I saw you and you said that you were sorry but you didn't catch the set
And I said that that was alright, it was probably for the best

There was nothing left to the night but seeing how it would end
I took a seat by the fountain next to you and your friend
And as the two of you talked I found I couldn't help but stare
At your eyes and your smile and the single 'dred' in your hair

When your friend went away you turned and leaned towards me
I leaned forward until my face was next to your cheek
And I must admit that I didn't hear a word that you said
I was too focused on wanting to kiss you instead
You said you were taken by surprise when I finally did

We left after all the bands were done and I took my cut
We walked to our cars and then kissed some more in the parking lot
You asked if I would mind at all if you spent the night
It was late, you were tired and your home was too long a drive

The lights from the neighbors' house were still on when we got home
Knowing they'd be awake, we crossed the street to say hello
They were all in the back bedroom and one of them was about to start
Cutting beans into lines using his frequent flyer card

After all introductions were made we all sat around the bed
And recalled past indiscretions over countless cigarettes
Stories never heard before and the ones told a thousand times
We made jokes and had fun and watched as they snorted their lines

But after a while all the smoke was hurting our eyes
So we made our way around the room, giving hugs and saying our goodbyes
We crossed back over to my house and made our way inside
I said we could share the bed and I promised that I wouldn't bite
And I knew and you knew, we both hoped that I wasn't right

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from Curtains, released March 5, 2013
Written by Carl Polgar.
Performed by Philip Clark (electric guitar), Mark Harris (drums), and Carl Polgar (vocals, acoustic guitar).
Recorded in the fall of 2005 by Philip Clark in the basement of the house he was renting in Nashville, which supposedly was owned by Janis Ian.

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