Porch Song
from Sally FortH! by Paul Tabachneck
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lyrics
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.
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.
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from Sally FortH!,
released May 16, 1996
Written by Paul Tabachneck © 2014 Fleshyourcoldhousein Music (ASCAP)
Written by Paul Tabachneck © 2014 Fleshyourcoldhousein Music (ASCAP)
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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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