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Sally FortH!

by Paul Tabachneck

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1.
A drop of wine To wash away the pain As I forget Each thing you've said today Oh, sure, we're friends And that's how I'm sure we'll stay I still can't look away And I forget Just why I didn't ask I guess you'd say I wasn't equal to the task I looked ahead And I didn't see a "yes" I'm always second best Now you're with him it's a comic tragedy And in your eyes I bet it's better him than me So strike me blind 'cause I just can't bear to see That you're with him And he's not me A drop of rain To wash away these tears I cry in vain 'Cause they won't bring you here I lost you then 'Cause of what I never said But even if I did You'd be with him, in this.... In my heart I know that this is what you need You've suffered long and hard you've earned your lease from grief But deep inside you know I still hold the belief That you belong with me A drop of sun To wash away the night I tossed and turned Awakened by the light Of your sweet face And it's all I really need Even in my dreams You're still with him, in this....
2.
Porch Song 05:48
Sitting on my porch Glass of lemonade on the table It's right next to your portrait Which is right on top of the holy bible Another train goes by Just one more vessel of human sorrow With the banshee's highest cry And the darkest demon's lowest grumble And I don't mind the noise 'Cause I know my phone ain't ringin' And I don't mind the din 'Cause there is not another sound I'm waiting for And I don't mind the wheels Or the sounds of the brakes a-screechin' I just wish they weren't so near I wish I couldn't hear them quite so clear 'Cause all they mean to me Is that it's not a dream And I won't wake up to find you here. I light a cigarette And toss the hard pack on the table It knocks over your portrait And spills all over the holy bible A silent raindrop falls Upon my knee despite clear weather And as I watch it trickle down I am reminded of life's sweet splendor And I don't need your voice 'Cause I can do my own sweet singing And I don't need your sins 'Cause there's a lot of better things to pray for And I don't need to heal Any wounds that you might be breaching I just wish you weren't so dear I wish this were a raindrop and not my tear 'Cause all this seems to be Is one more night for me When I'm all alone and you're not here.
3.
Iron 03:06
Well an iron fist Can only take you so far An iron lung Is just as useful as a used car And an iron hand Is less handy than a flesh one An iron band Is just as bad as the last one Iron Well an ironed shirt Has more wrinkles than a starched one An iron glove Is really just a hard one An iron curtain Falls harder than a felt one and Iron Man Had less gadgets than the Bat one Iron Well, now I ain't made of some kind of alloy Sometimes I wish I was 'Cause maybe if I were built like some kind of Matchbox toy I could withstand your love 'Cause an iron heart Wouldn't break when you left me And iron legs Would stand erect below me An iron knee Wouldn't bend down before thee And an iron stomach Could keep me stout and portly Iron.
4.
She dresses in black But she's not as dark as she'd like you to think She scrapes her plate But just this once it's not bothering me She's got a leather jacket She's probably eaten the cow But not all at once And I can't take my eyes off her now She's under my nails Under my skin The top of her head reaches just under my chin I'm under her spell Her eyes are like wells And I'm falling in Could I be falling in love? Is that so wrong? She seems to think that true love should take longer Than a day and a half It does make one laugh I wish she'd give in I've seen her CDs She's got industrial ceiling to floor She's got Crowded House (there is freedom within, there is freedom without) But only because of track 4 So I won't dream it's over Not 'til she pulls out the flag Hey now, Hey now I can't help these feelings I've had She's under my skull The top of my spine I'm under impressions That she might be mine I'm under her thumb I feel like I'm drunk Every time Every time I come home She's on my machine Leaving a message that says, "Hey, I'll see you tomorrow, today I'll go either way and that'll be fine." Under my skull The top of my spine And I know she'd get offended If she heard me call her the one 'Cause she gets so apprehensive When I ask her not to run Oh I know she'd get defensive If I said she's just leading me on But it's too incomprehensive She says she just wants to have fun.
5.
Acceptance 03:49
Can't say that I don't miss you When you're always on my mind Can't say I'm glad to leave you When you're leaving me behind Can't say a thing but what we always knew Can't say that I don't love you, 'cause I do Can't say I never dreamed Of how you look when you're asleep Can't say that I don't wish That you could be right here with me Can't say that I don't cry these tears for you Can't say that I don't love you, 'cause I do And maybe it's because your hair Is darker than the night Or maybe just because your face Shines brighter than the light Or maybe it's the strength you have inside That makes me long for you Despite my pride Can't say I'm disappointed 'Cause I knew you woudn't stay Can't say I'm disillusioned 'Cause it had to end this way Can't say that I feel anything but blue Can't say that I don't love you, 'cause I do.
6.
I've been standing here admiring your castle of cards As the one-eyed jack prepares for you to let down your guard When your castle starts a-crumblin' I'll be there to keep your tower from tumblin' 'Cause I've been right here guarding your castle of cards Well it's seven stories high, you know it had to be tall 'Cause if you won't build right, you shouldn't build it at all And I when I look in your castle fair I can see a million hearts and diamonds there So I'll stay right there guarding your castle of cards I thought I might come downstairs and play some solitaire But you worked so hard for your structure that I wouldn't dare So what if that tower should fall and break? We'll fall in love and play a game of crazy eights Well you know there's more than 52 fish swimming in the sea How I wish that you could turn away and play some Go Fish with me 'Cause those cards will bend and break in time When the laminate melts could you be mine? 'Cause I've been right here guarding your castle of cards.
7.
BinWah 01:33
Inoshimuso benedino Binwah.

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released May 16, 1996

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Paul Tabachneck New York

I started doing music in Pittsburgh, fronting the folk-rock band Stone Soup, the dark-pop band Dead Pressed Flowers, and the Power Pop band Manpig aka Everybody Wins. After that, I moved to New York, mostly playing solo and busking a lot. Now I live in CT and play in my home office because everything is bad and no one can go out. See me Wednesdays at 7:30 at facebook.com/paultab! ... more

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