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Lay down my head by the wayside
My worn out shoes
Quite why she went I can't decide
Yeah but I sure could use
One plate of food steaming and hot
Clean linen ironed
On a fresh made bed but I ain't got
One salty dime, one salty dime
Just close your eyes it won't take long
It won't hurt a bit
Telling myself I could be strong
Or some such brave bullshit
Trucks are roaring by I'm a red ghost
In their tail light gleam
I'm a tumbleweed, I'm a spit roast
Just turning in your flame
Oh my darlin' Kathleen
Oh my darlin' Kathleen
Cars they sound like waves that are breaking
On some distant shore
I gazed so hard into the great aching sky
It seemed that I, I wasn't here no more
That my rushing blood was a river
My eyes two stars
My blowing hair all a quiver
A whispering field of grass
That murmurs as you pass
Oh my darlin' Kathleen
That whispers out your name
Oh my darlin' Kathleen
Oh my darlin' Kathleen
My worn out shoes
Quite why she went I can't decide
Yeah but I sure could use
One plate of food steaming and hot
Clean linen ironed
On a fresh made bed but I ain't got
One salty dime, one salty dime
Just close your eyes it won't take long
It won't hurt a bit
Telling myself I could be strong
Or some such brave bullshit
Trucks are roaring by I'm a red ghost
In their tail light gleam
I'm a tumbleweed, I'm a spit roast
Just turning in your flame
Oh my darlin' Kathleen
Oh my darlin' Kathleen
Cars they sound like waves that are breaking
On some distant shore
I gazed so hard into the great aching sky
It seemed that I, I wasn't here no more
That my rushing blood was a river
My eyes two stars
My blowing hair all a quiver
A whispering field of grass
That murmurs as you pass
Oh my darlin' Kathleen
That whispers out your name
Oh my darlin' Kathleen
Oh my darlin' Kathleen
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Yeah but I sure could use
One plate of food steaming and hot
Clean linen ironed
On a fresh made bed but I ain�t got
One salty dime, one salty dime
clearly, the person he's lost is his housekeeper! he really misses his housekeeper Kathleen, but he can't afford her or another cleaner anymore and that's why he misses having food and a clean bed.
in the next two verses he seems to have gone for a walk along the highway, basically to nowhere because he's lost without his girlfriend. the "red ghost" line is clever.
Just close your eyes it won�t take long
It won�t hurt a bit
no idea what he's talking about here. WHAT won't hurt a bit? maybe it's just the act of getting out of the house in such a miserable state that hurts, but it's not really clear from the song.
enjoy David Gray's music. his use of the piano adds a subtlety to the lyrics that a heavier instrumental would drown out. the same song lyrics (any song) by another band would sound more contrived than Gray allows.
Yeah but I sure could use
One plate of food steaming and hot
Clean linen ironed
On a fresh made bed but I ain�t got
One salty dime, one salty dime
clearly, the person he's lost is his housekeeper! he really misses his housekeeper Kathleen, but he can't afford her or another cleaner anymore and that's why he misses having food and a clean bed.
in the next two verses he seems to have gone for a walk along the highway, basically to nowhere because he's lost without his girlfriend. the "red ghost" line is clever.
Just close your eyes it won�t take long
It won�t hurt a bit
no idea what he's talking about here. WHAT won't hurt a bit? maybe it's just the act of getting out of the house in such a miserable state that hurts, but it's not really clear from the song.
enjoy David Gray's music. his use of the piano adds a subtlety to the lyrics that a heavier instrumental would drown out. the same song lyrics (any song) by another band would sound more contrived than Gray allows.
In their tail light gleam
I'm a tumbleweed, I'm a spit roast
Just turning in your flame
-- omg how awesome is this... real jewel of a poet
My eyes two stars "
That line sends a tingle down my spine