Martha Wainwright Album

When you undress don't close the door
I know you're in there
long brown legs curly brown hair
the world ends here

I got my eyes on you
I got my eyes on you all of the time

Momma's not home, we're alone
let's play house
come over here sit next to me
I'll be as quiet as a mouse

I got my eyes on you
I got my eyes on you all of the time

But don't worry
let your blood run free
and pay no mind

cause me and Hummy
we understand each other we got the same problem
you and Lolita

Hotels no kiss & tells
it's been decided there'll be
no more fun

I got my eyes on you

Cop a ride or catch a feel
I won't be late, I won't decline
your invite tonight this starry cold night

It's six o'clock get up the block
don't be scared don't be shocked
I'll be there tonight on yours & mine's night
I'm yours and mine tonight

And oh bring back my memory
And say goodnight to Irene

The sun is down
you'll act the clown, I'll dance around
we'll hit the town
your shirt is stained my dress is frayed
but later they'll go

I've laid my claim, I thought for sure
that I'd be yours oh but your friend is much more
but he's got a date and she's got a name
I don't care

And oh bring back my memory
And say goodnight to Irene

There was six drunk men
six drunk men
see how they fail
see how they fail

Catch a ride or cop a feel
I won't be late I won't decline

When you are gone I'll cry
When you are gone I'll cry
But until then I'll crack a smile
I'll stay dry for as long as I can
Oh baby you've got a way with me
I will go home tonight
And rest my head on the sight
Of you for as long as I can
Oh baby you've got a way with me
With me
And the birds fly high in the sky high
And we watch them, wishing and hoping
That we could be them
Oh baby you've got a way with me

I wrote this song late last night
about my brother and all his might
and you would be so very kind
to listen to these words I've written
about the boy who seems quite smitten
but like no other you will find

cause baby I know the reasons why we were unkind

He's Laurel he's Hardy he's the life of the party
and he's got great taste in furniture
Wakes up at noon plays the piano til he swoons
goes out for food

cause baby I know the reasons why we were unkind
but I gotta know why

Three years before me you came out and cried
boy not a girl where'd you get all that pride
you are so very thin and I've always wanted to fit into your pants
photogenic at first glance but got something missing for romance

we share a mother we do and a daddy too
home on Querbes avenue and a melancholy mood
with a rhapsody in blue

cause baby I know the reasons why we were unkind

first born son, son of a gun
I love you even more than when the song was begun
first born son, son of a gun

Sometimes I feel like there is no one
no one at all
that life is a myth and I won't be missed
when I'm gone

But they say that you are no one
no one at all without the people who know and love you
around

And sometimes I feel like my Dad
for leaving her sad and alone
in this big house

And these are the thoughts that I have
when I'm alone at home in my bed
and I get scared

And it takes up so much time
and it makes up for nothing
and some people ask why I can't
remember the past

There is this dead women in my lane
she's eating my brain
her skin is soft and white and bright
against the night

There is this man in my house
when I'm not there
he says he knows me from somewhere

And it takes up so much time

Summer comes and rain falls away
but the very next day it seems
the snow comes to stay

And you too will go just like the dog days do
I'll put on my hat my gloves my scarf
to keep the cold apart

But there are no hats gloves scarves for the heart
Just a cold wind which leaves its frosted mark

Don't forget that I will always love you
just a reminder to help you pave your pathway
summer comes, fall it cools
winter it snow, spring it rains
and you go

But in my silly mind I've gotten married to you
You're across town don't even have a clue
Or these images that in ten years
I'll run into you and fall right back inside of you

Don't forget that I will always love you
just a reminder to help you pave your pathway
fall it cools, winter it snows
spring it rains, summer comes
and you go

So when will we meet next and where will it be
on a platform track in an old movie