Folk Song 8

from Curtains by Paris Street

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A couple months after the events in "Folk Song 7", I was in Nashville and my much-missed gal pal was in Miami. We did manage to meet up one more time, though, back in Tampa over Christmas in 2003. She brought her new boyfriend along.

I thought the lyrics to this song were really good when I wrote them - now they just seem whiny and bitter.

lyrics

Carrie, will you wait for me on this warm Christmas day
I'll meet you at the Irish bar for their free Christmas buffet
And I know you don't eat turkey but sometimes we must forgive
When you're poor and vegetarian something's gotta give

We'll drink beer and catch up on all the time since we last met
I'll tell you all about Nashville as I conceal my regret
And you'll discuss Miami Beach and how school's going for you
And how your boyfriend sees you through and through

Well it's really great to see you but it only makes things worse
You asked me not to fall for you but you said 'I love you' first
Now what am I supposed to do, just hold everything back
Well I'm tired of restraint, I'm sick of being the doormat

And now you're in south Florida and I'm in Tennessee
Two hours on a plane is still a half a world for me
And Tampa was our stomping ground for such a short, sweet time
It stinks but I still wish that you were mine

So i'm sorry if I spoil your holiday with my protests
I'm sorry for my honest when lying would work best
And I'm sorry if I still bemoan the good times that we knew
And I'm sorry if I don't forget as quickly as you do

Well I know that it's unfair for me to say I've suffered most
When we all suffer differently and we must move on, I know
And if the tables were turned I would certainly make haste
To find another tall girl to embrace

Well I guess sometimes we all have got to spill our guts in song
Bare our souls awhile before the fictions come along
To cover or enhance all the pleasures and the pains
All told in the best possible way to entertain

So despite all that I've said I wish the best for you and yours
If he's your source for happiness then I hope that it endures
But if some day you find yourself longing for escape
Remember Nashville's not that far away
No, Tennessee is not that far away

credits

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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