Two Gallants Album

So now let me tell you about this girl of mine
hard like all men's dreams in the days of '49
[?] hallowed, we must swallow
fast away she breaks
but distance keeps her miles or meters
what difference does it make

claw's here to come again to repossess my dreams
child don't play yourself,
things are never what they seem
blue jewel river, pale moon sliver
city shine so bright
but to my despair I return
well, I sleep out every night

but the girl I love is oh so
oh so far away
I wonder can she hear me as I go through my day?

oh now the raging sea, she laps upon my door
i'll run a thousand horns
Lyricsjust to drown upon her shore
blurry rosies, go down moses
oh below in sails
those so weak will
guts are sea-filled
throw them o'er rails

boys, slacked up the jim and sing a hearty song
we been drifting, drifting
for far too long
I take no care
me, I'm so bare
breasted on the bow
scabby weather, skin of leather
who's the deader now?

but the girl I love is oh so
oh so far away
I wonder can she hear me as I go through my day?
but so long lady, angel
I guess I'll say goodbye
but I do believe I'm aging right before your eyes

wash up on her coast,
not a nickle to my name
sell my, sell my, sell my gold watch and chain
enough to hire a band of liars
to march me on my way
through hills and valleys
streets and alleys
up to her open gates

but the girl I love is oh so
oh so far away
I wonder can she hear me as I go through my day?
but so long lady, angel
I guess I'll say goodbye
but I do believe I'm aging right before your eyes

cock crow in the morning
heard it loud and clear
ask her for to marry
she answer with a tear
"Boy, you had my heart, you know you always will
but it ain't enough to hold me
'cause love don't pay the bills"

I turned away in shame
for all my days in vane
I guess I'll just drag on
no one loves you 'till you're gone
let the river be my guide
let the desert be my bride
'till my heart turns to steel
'till i no longer feel

but the girl I love is oh so
oh so far away
I wonder can she hear me as I go through my day?
but so long lady, angel
I guess I'll say goodbye
but I do believe I'm aging
right before your eyes

I went down an empty lane searching for a song
Came back an empty man, my whiskeys they hung long.
Well I guess I am your native son despite my queer disguise,
But I keep all I can call my own in the bags beneath my eyes.

Oh Miss Meri don’t despair, we got ways to numb your pain.
Same old story: Blood sweat glory
I just hope all your trials weren’t in vain.

To all my so-called countrymen who bless this stolen ground:
Is Jesus gonna pick you up when your hunger weighs you down?
Mama come and save me, nothing’s sacred anymore
What good was living for.
I been wondering just who misplaced my soul.
There’s pockets in my holes
And way out on the open plains, men pave beneath the sun
The great suburban dawn, if you build it they will come.

Oh Miss Meri don’t despair, we got ways to numb your pain
Same old fable: Three legged table
I just hope all your trials weren’t in vain.

Oh, the razor in your apple, the affection of your glove
The prison of your company, the snake oil of your love
The heights to which you drag me, just to hurl your scorn
The trumpets play the livelong day but they blow so forlorn

Did you hold the hand that held me down?
Did you laugh at my expense?
When there's rust upon your ragged crown
Who will stand at your defense?

And when I unveiled my weakness on your rodeo of tears
You stood there so vacantly, your fingers in your ears
And you left by the morning with all that's left to steal
But every time you say farewell, there's breadcrumbs at your heels

Did you kiss the hand that held me down?
Was your kindness just pretense?
When there's no-one left for you to clown
Who will stand at your defense?

LyricsBut it's ashes Lord, it's ashes; soon we all fall down
You take your place among the saints, make not a single sound
And on the hills that held our childhood the flowers grow there still
You lay beneath them pushing weeds and I guess you always will

Could you be the hand that held me down?
When I was sick with common sense
And now your statuettes are all torn down
There's no-one left for you to lean against

And ever since you epitaph was spattered on my wall
No-one comes to call
They can't stand the stench
But I still sing your praises every time the curtain calls
The burden on me falls
Yeah, I alone stand at your defense

Why must it come to this?
you disown me with a kiss
another number on your list
yes that's me
but oh girl what have I done?
another fool blind by the sun
oh which way shall I run
aimlessly?

but who knows what is right or wrong?
payed your debt and carry on
and no I don't belong
thats plain to see
I guess I'll take your stress in stride
the hill is deep
the water's wide
you know I died
the day you set me free

but what good is living for
when there's no knock on the door
Lyricsno shelter from the storm
settin' sea?
but if you comfort me 'til dawn
I'd sing your lonesome song
pack my things
and I'll be gone aimlessly

but with your high heels and your mace
you tell me I'm out of place
rip my eyes out of my face with ease
and if I had one inch of pride
you took that too
when you said goodbye
you know i died
the day you set me free

well I dreamt of you last night
and I woke to hate my life
good God I'm sick of sight
can't you see?
but I must remain composed
'neath the trembling of the rose
but you left me so exposed faithlessly

and look out mama I can't see straight
just woke up and it's getting late
and I'm as full of hate
as you used to be
so in the hour of my demise
I'll recall your empty eyes
you know I died
the day you set me free

Darlin I can't wait
for you to leave this town
you just got here too late
and no one wants you 'round
with one foot on my back
and the other on the rail
I don't want to see you fall
I just want to see you fail

call the dogs and sound the horns
the city key of wheres I borns
has been stolen by someone
I thought I knew
she blew in with some angel dust
from southern state where love is lust and I hope she's gone
by the time this song is through

the streets she only knows by name
of dead white men who rose to fame
by slitting every throat along
the way she transcends the avenue
Lyricsan eye for me, a wink for you
I feel myself becoming yesterday

but darlin' I can't wait
for you to leave this town
you just got here too late
and no one wants you 'round
with one foot on my back
and the other on the rail
I don't want to see you fal
I just want to see you fail

and the night is sweet
the night's divine
it stains your cheeks
with blood-red wine
and leaves you lyin'
in your enemy's arm
and while you mumble down the hall
something bout a skin made wall
you find you're just a sucker
for her charms
and the vanity that cased the skin
shoves you in before they sin
and see your sense of self
just fade away
and see you're just a one man show
and once you're done
it's time to go
hear yourself
your footsteps down the way

but darlin' I can't wait,
for you to leave this town
you just got here too late
and no one wants you 'round
with one foot on my back
and the other on the rail
I don't want to see you fall
I just want to see you fail

and his youth protects the failing light
with his shirt sleeves rolled
and the humid night
and he drags his heels
when he hears her call his name
and wondering when love will descend
from a lofty room where all dreams end
in her waiting room
he leans upon his cane
and his turn comes
the next in line
the well-worn steps he slowly climbs see
a line of meathooks on display
and in the streets
the siren sings
what words they tell
what news they bring
the puppet and his cold coat strings obeys

but darlin' I can't wait,
for you to leave this town
you just got here too late
and no one wants you 'round
with one foot on my back
and the other on the rail
I dont want to see you fall
I just want to see you fail
I dont want to see you fall
I just want to see you fail

Oh lady fair, your stranglin' hair ribbons 'round my tongue.
i try to speak [but] my thoughts grow weak from all the yarns you've spun.
i heard them say that evil may walk in beauties' shoes.

well if ever i could love myself
then i'll stop loving you.

were you out the other night flirting with all my friends?
i heard you told a joke or two with my name at the end.
come 'round home, i'm all alone, and tell me that just ain't true.

well if ever i could love myself
then i'll stop loving you.

when you're gone, i'll carry on, it's never meant to last.
i'd much prefer to sit alone and dream about the past.
so i say "some how, some way" till i believe it's true.

and if ever i could love myself
then i'll stop loving you

I guess by the bloodstain on your lips
And the wander of your fingertips
I should proof true to my emptyness
And stay here

Well I'm just a kid of ill repute
But Steena wears my only suit ?
And you are just a substitute
For the one that I hold dear

You know you could be anyone
God forgive my tastless tongue
I never should have been set free

I carve my eyes, I skin my face
And beg on how to be replaced ?
That’s how we deal with boys like me

I guess by this world so sick with loss
And your circusses so free of cost
I should climb down of my rugged cross
LyricsAnd lay with you

You know by now it’s half past late
And I only came here for escape
You, you’re just my next mistake
Light me to you ?

You know you could be anyone
God forgive your unborn sons
I hope they don’t end up like me

I drag my mind through sheets of shame
Blame myself, forgive the game
That’s how we deal with boys like me

But despite what you’ve been told
I once had a soul
Left somewhere behind
A former friend of mine

And I hate to speak so free
But you mean not much to me
So if the streetlights they shine bright
I'll be home tonight

I guess by the dim light in your eyes
And that to you all things come as a surprise
I should set the steel trap of your thights
And dive right in

To you I'm just a confused child
Insecure or in denial
Go raise your robes, go have your trial/try
I'll let you in

You know I could be anyone
God forgive what I should have done
My thoughts enough to kill tv ?

And yes, I guess I made/make this bed
But I'll take the sidewalk instead
That’s how we deal with boys with me

But despite what you’ve been told
I once had a soul
Left somewhere behind
A former friend of mine

And I hate to sound so true
But I mean nothing to you
And with the streetlights they shine bright
I'll be home tonight

Fly low ye carion crow
seize my body for the dead I owe
drop me high into the depths below
for the things I've seen no one else should know

it's just you and me and my rib-caged brain
we polish the brass and we dust the pain
and we lay down fallow like slaveless chians
and they call us sick as though they're all so sane

so fly low ye carion crow
and seize my body for to free my soul
and drop me high into the depths below
for the things I've seen no one else should know

and what speak you of a love so bold?
and if song could sing, no word could hold
but I warn you now of an end foretold
and a life long waiting for a death below

so fly low ye carion crow
and sieze my body for it lives no more
and drop me high into the depths below
for the things I've seen no one else should know
for the things I've seen no one else should know
for the things I've seen no one else should know

My baby breaks by the sea
floats her arms around me
They pretend to be free
She don't mean nothing to me

This broken opera just screams
what don't get said in my dreams
Don't need no shoulders to lean
Still I feel far too clean

My baby's beauty explodes
My wounded conscious unloads
I go where cold winds don't blow
I go where nobody knows

Now my wave breaks down on me
Whole world seems out to sound me
I'll drown, no one to show me
Can't swim I lost my floatie

My baby's gone (x8)