Justin Townes Earle Album

well the couple in the corner
been goin' at it all night long
man in the back puttin' bets out on the phone
and i ain't got nowhere to be
ain't nobody waitin' at home for me
and there's nothin' lonelier than
midnight at the movies again

there's a girl named martha
that meets me here on saturday night
never says too much
she just sits down beside me
and puts her hand in mine
she's got a gentle way
that keeps me from feelin' so lonely
she always shows up late
and leaves before the credits roll
and i never watch her leave
i just close my eyes and pretend i'm asleep
until the second feature begins
midnight at the movies again

so it's
half price
double feature
two and a quarter after seven o'clock
and there's
no smokin'
no drinkin'
get your candies and your red hots
get your candies and your red hots

so shut out the lights
and tell those fools down front to take a seat
and if you see my martha
tell her i'm in the corner and just wake me if i'm asleep

Well I call you every morning
And bring you flowers to work
Never stay out too late
I quit drinking mama 'cuz
I know how it hurts you to see
Me in such an awful state
But right now I just feel the need
To see this through so I need to know
Right now just what I mean to you

-Whistling-

Now I don't need no riches, diamonds or gold
No ordinary trinkets will do
And I don't expect you to break out in song
'Cuz I know that you can't carry a tune
So speak low when you speak love
If that's what you gotta do
I need to know right now
Just what I mean to you
Now I don't ask for too much
Now do I?
So grant me this
Don't turn away
Look me in eye
And put me in my place
Because I've been feeling that
You've been fooling around with my heart
Oh but I can't be sure
Yeah, I feel like I'm stumbling
Around in the dark
Danger at every turn
So tell me right now
'Cuz it's the least you can do
I need to know right now
Just what I mean to you
Yeah I need to know right now
Just what I mean to you

Well, when John Henry died, he lay lookin' at the sun
He said "Lord, take me now my work is done", Lord, Lord
"Lord, take me now my work is done"
Yeah, but when they laid him out in that box of pine, boy
They laid that hammer by his side, Lord, Lord
Laid that hammer by his side

Yeah, and Joe Hill, he'd work any job he could find, boy
He'd rake your leaves and pick your vine, Lord, Lord
Rake your leaves and pick your vine
Yeah and they killed Joe Hill, put a bullet to his name
But that bullet made a martyr of the slain, Lord, Lord
Bullet made a martyr of the slain

Yeah, and my grandaddy worked his whole damn life
Well, he never saved a nickel though he tried, Lord, Lord
Never saved a nickel though he tried
And he died in Tennessee but he couldn't find no rest
With that long road to Texas lie ahead, Lord, Lord
That long road to Texas lie ahead

Yessir, I ain't no great man, and Lord I expect
To see a long life workin' in your debt, Lord, Lord
A long life workin' in your debt

They killed John Henry, they killed John Henry
They killed John Henry, but they won't kill me, Lord
They killed John Henry, they killed John Henry
They killed John Henry, but they won't kill me

I am my father's son
I've never known when to shut up
I ain't foolin' no one
I am my father's son

We don't see eye to eye
I'll be the first to admit I've never tried
And sure it hurts but it should hurt sometimes
We don't see eye to eye

I was a young man when
I first found the pleasure and the feel of a sin
And I went down the same road as my old man
But I was younger then

Now it's 3 am and I'm standing in the kitchen
Holding my last cigarette
I strike a match and I see my reflection in the mirror in the hall
And I say to myself:

I've got my mama's eyes
Her long thin frame and her smile
And I still see wrong from right
Cause I've got my mama's eyes

Yeah I've got my mama's eyes

[No lyrics]

I'll write you a letter tomorrow
Tonight I can't hold a pen
Someone's got a stamp that I can borrow
I promise not to blow the address again

Lights that flash in the evening,
Through a crack in the drapes

Jesus rides beside me
He never buys any smokes
Hurry up, hurry up, ain't you had enough of this stuff
Ashtray floors, dirty clothes, and filthy jokes

See you're high and lonesome
Try and try and try

Lights that flash in the evening,
Through a hole in the drapes
I'll be home when I'm sleeping
I can't hardly wait

I can't wait. Hardly wait.

Black Eyed Suzy
She works the corner
Out on the block where she was raised
And I don't how but she
Finds some comfort
Up amongst the rubble
And the Queen Ann's Lace
But nobody seemed to notice
Her beauty wither away
Oh Black Eyed Suzy girl
How much more can you take

We were lovers back when we were younger but
We all know how that can go
It’s like one day it's roses and the next it's over and
Nobody asks cause ain’t nobody want to know
As soon as find a place far away
From this dirty heat
Oh Black Eyed Suzy she's still losing ground to the heat

Well now some may give into the wind
They’ll take a fly just to forget the pain
Ah but Suzy she's dug in too deep
She knows she's been beat
But still she stands around and waits
Ah but as soon as the seasons change
It will bring the winter wind
Suzy she'll try to fight it
It won't be long before the cold and rain
And the long November will decide it
What am I to do? Ah what am I to say?
I just walked from a distance as Suzy withers away

Try not to think about it.
Get dressed and come out tonight.
You've been through this before and you know it's gonna' be alright.

But you can't go out like that.
Tuck in your shirt and comb your hair back.
If you feel like crying just turn away until the feelings pass.

Oh, poor fool (poor fool).
Oh, poor fool (poor fool).
No will to live, no will to choose, poor fool.

Now the heart is a tricky thing.
Yours, more than most.
You spend your whole life wandering with a look on your face like you've seen a ghost.

This ain't no haunting.
And though it's no ordinary hurt,
after all these years, you should know better, but you never learn.

Oh, poor fool (poor fool).
Oh, poor fool (poor fool).
No will to live, no will to choose, poor fool.

Now I think you like it.
Better yet, I know you do.
You fuss and you fight it, but your just an ordinary fool.
So tuck your head back, close your eyes and take a long, deep breath.
You're gonna' be alright, you just gotta' learn to try to forget.

Oh, poor fool (poor fool).
Oh, poor fool (poor fool).
No will to live, no will to choose, poor fool.

Well I got this woman, she don't treat me right
She just stay out drinkin' 'til the mornin' light
Say now bye bye baby, wherever you may be
Oh, you got them other men, don't know what you need with me

So I went to the station and I got on the train
Told the conductor, "get this thing a'movin' man!"
Say now bye bye baby, wherever you may be
Oh, you got them other men, don't know what you need with me

So now here I go down these railroad tracks
They lead down to Memphis and ain't comin' back
Say now bye bye baby, wherever you may be
Well, you got them other men, don't know what you need with me

Say, with you, honey, I can finally relax
Well, it sure feels good to not have you up on my back
Say now, bye bye baby, wherever you may be
Well, you got them other men, don't know what you need with me

I say now bye bye baby, wherever you are
Oh, I'm halfway to Jackson mama, and I ain't missin' you so far

She comes to me in the night when loneliness
Is too much to bear and she holds me close
And she helps me forget
You go steppin' out as she comes steppin' in
Someday I'll be forgiven for this

Cause you just ain't got the time that you used to
Well you say you love me and deep inside hell I know you do
So stop your crying now
I'm already convinced that someday I'll be forgiven for this

Yeah, and if I know you
You won't have nothing to say
You'll just clear the tears from your eyes
Long enough to watch me walk away
You won't curse or scream, no nothing that obscene
You'll just tell yourself you never loved me anyway

So tonight when you leave
Put the light out on the porch
Take anything that you want to keep and leave your key in the door
And I don't want to hear you crying no tears that show regret

Cause someday you'll be forgiven for this

Oh, yeah, someday you'll be forgiven for this.

[No lyrics]

Just when I found a way
To take the nights alone
Just when I had lost the need
To have someone to hold me
I saw you standing there
Across the room from me
And I said, Here we go, Here we go again
Now I like to think that I'm no fool but
I can't help but feel as though
I play one everytime
But with your eyes of blue
What's a man to do
But fall at first glance
Say here we go
Here we go again
Now you could just walk away
And make this easier
On the both of us
But I can see it in your face
Your mind is already made up
And so you cross the room
And now I'll never forget
The way you move
Just like a whisper in the wind
And as you drew close to me
You gently reached out
And took my hand
Said here we go
Here we go again
Now here we go
Here we go again