Drinking Song (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Drunk men stagger, drunk men fallDrunk men swear and that's not allQuite often they will urinate outdoorsLike widowed women, drunk men weepLike children curled up, drunk men sleepLike a dog, a drun...

Lullaby (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Shut up and go to bedPut the pillow under your headI'm sick and tired of all your worriesShut up and say goodnightSay your prayers and turn off the lightI'm sick and tired of all your sob-storiesSh...

Red Guitar (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Used to have a red guitar until I smashed it one drunk nightSmashed it in the classic form as Peter Townsend mightI threw it in the fireplace, I left it there awhileKate, she started crying when sh...

Muse Blues (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

I went down to the library, you know the big one way downtownI went down to the library, you know the big one way downtownI pulled out my spiral notebook and my scripto pencilThese, these, these ar...

B Side (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

It's wonderful to be aliveTo be a bee in this beehiveIt's tough as nails, it's smooth as silkIt's milk and honey, without milkI work with flowers, it's my workFrom this, there's no way that I can s...

Clockwork Chartreuse (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

You got the black belt, I got the gun.Let's team up tonight--have some fun.Let's drink some drinks, find us some fights.C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon: it's Saturday night!I'm very angry, you're hoppin...

Nocturnal Stumblebutt (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

"Well it's 3am, and so I creepAround the house 'cause you're asleepI can't sleep, I gotta smokeI think I left some in my coatNo they're not there, but there's a chanceI left some in a packet in my ...

East Indian Princess (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

East Indian princess lives in a western dreamHappy like a child, her mother is a queenYou know she's safe as a cow on a Calcutta streetThis English way of life has got that other life beatAnd readi...

Smokey Joe's Cafe (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

One day while I was eating beans at Smokey Joe’s CaféSitting digging on the scene at Smokey Joe’s CaféA chick came walking through the door that I had never seen beforeLeast I’d never saw her dow...

A Song Loudon Wainwright III

Here's a song For someone else to sing With a universal And generic ring It's all about the same old stuff That you like and can't get enough of How's about a minor chord right here Wasn't that rather

Come A Long Way (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

We've come a long way since we last shook handsStill got a long way to goWe couldn't see the flowers since we last shook handsCouldn't see the flowers on account of the snowWhat did you do with you...

Dilated to Meet You (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

We're wondering when you will arriveWe're wondering what you'll beWe're wondering if you'll be a herOr if you'll be a heMaybe you'll arrive todayPerhaps tomorrow nightWe're hoping you won't hurt to...

Say That You Love Me (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Told you I love youTalked on the [Incomprehensible]You'd said that you like me, feel like a foolSay that you like me, that's not enoughSay that you love me, I'm calling your bluffSay that you love ...

The Man Who Couldn't Cry (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

went broke The theologians were finally found out Right down to the ground, that old jail house burned down The earth suffered perpetual drought ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By WAINWRIGHT

Down Drinking at the Bar Loudon Wainwright III

You're down drinking at the bar. I can picture you there on that stool, drinking like a drunken fool. Yeah, you're sitting there on your ass, muttering into your glass.

Primrose Hill Loudon Wainwright III

Living on the side Of Primrose Hill Drinking cans of Tennants Just can't seem to get my fill Got a beat up guitar And a dirty old sleeping bag And this mangy dog Whose tail don't wag Sun's been shining

The Acid Song Loudon Wainwright III

I had not taken acid for twelve years,But one night last summer I did.I was adrift in a bar room,Acting like a jerk and a kid.I knew we were asking for trouble,Trouble was what we would get.Five of...

The Shit Song Loudon Wainwright III

When I run into friends of mine I haven`t seen in yearsThey give me the once over then their eyes well up with tearsThen they pronounce me looking great I haven`t changed a bitI flash `em back a fe...

Career Moves Loudon Wainwright III

And it's been sixteen years now that I've written songs Over a hundred and still growing strong About drinking and hockey and flying above Again and again about unhappy love Over and over, unhappy love

Four Mirrors Loudon Wainwright III

wife My common-law stepmom I desire and fear her I compare you to me In the full-length mirror Sharing hair, forehead lines Scowling, worrying, thinking With a penchant for white wines A disposal toward drinking

The Home Stretch Loudon Wainwright III

If the day off doesn`t get you Then the bad reviewer does At least you`ve been a has been And not just a never was And you know it`s not a mountain But no mole hill is this big And you promise to quit drinking

Father/Daughter Dialogue Loudon Wainwright III

[Loudon] Darling Daughter can't you see The guy singing the songs ain't me He's someone people wish I was What I can't do this dude does And if the songs seem slightly pat I know life's messier than that

The World Loudon Wainwright III

you're Superman Sure you can handle it 'Til you come across kryptonite Chunky style The world is a sandwich of shite alright What a wonderful world it would be If wishes were horses maybe It's just a song

Pretty Good Day Loudon Wainwright III

were a few trees left And on some branches, there were a few leaves I slept through the night, I got through to the dawn I flipped the switch and the light went on I wrote down my dream, I made it this song

You Never Phone Loudon Wainwright III

scrape And every Don`t know what Martha is saying And I`m a little bit bent outta shape But I`m not gonna bow and scrape I won`t scrape or bow can you Don`t know what Ioudon is saying Ahh just sing this song

Tip That Waitress Loudon Wainwright III

she had a real job she'd quit on the spot So tip that waitress This plea for gratuity's gone on way too long there's a time and a place where them things belong The stage and a soapbox, this is only a song

Something For Nothing Loudon Wainwright III

again I was feeling creative about twenty to ten So I sharpened a pencil then I wore down its end And now soon you`ll have something to share with your friends It took twenty minutes to write down this song

What Are Families For? Loudon Wainwright III

He lights his seventh cigarette "Almost," she says, "it won't be long Look out the window, sing a song" Singing what... what are families for?

Talking New Bob Dylan Loudon Wainwright III

Hey, Bob Dylan, I wrote you a song Today is your birthday if I'm not wrong If I'm not mistaken, you're 50 today How are you doin', Bob? What do you say?

New Paint Loudon Wainwright III

At the station you can meet herWith that smile you couldn?t cheat herA woman that kind is hard to findIt?s good to take a girlIn the not so very good worldAnd walk in the park until it gets darkSom...

Grown Man Loudon Wainwright III

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Cobwebs Loudon Wainwright III

"Well it stumbles and it falls off of almost every tongueGive a listen and you'll hearIt's workin like a landmine in almost every sentenceIt's an assault to my mind's earYeah it might have started ...

1994 Loudon Wainwright III

There's been a brand neew breakthroughThough they're not sure what it meansWe used to blame our parentsNow we can pin it on our genesHey and I'm not talking 501'sI don't mean no pair of pantsI'm ta...

Dreaming Loudon Wainwright III

I'd rather be dreaming than livingLiving's just too hard to doIt's chances not choicesNoises not voicesA day's just a thing to get throughLiving's just too hard to doI'd rather be dreaming than tal...

The End Has Begun Loudon Wainwright III

We walk in your footstepsThough I've had my ups and downsAnd I'll stand in the silenceUntil I figure it outOne might fall and the other will standAnd one might give where the other won't bendThe ni...

Dead Skunk Loudon Wainwright III

Crossin` the highway late last night He shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right He didn`t see the station wagon car The skunk got squashed and there you are You got yer Dead skunk in the mi...

Daughter Loudon Wainwright III

Everything she seesshe says she wants.Everything she wantsI see she gets.That's my daughter in the watereverything she owns I bought herEverything she owns.That's my daughter in the water,everythin...

Conspiracies Loudon Wainwright III

We don't believe in "You know who"But we don't let the kids know itWe're parents, who are grown upsThere's a line we have to toe itBut we're part of a conspiracyAbout this bearded big fat guyWho is...

Christmas Morning Loudon Wainwright III

Well the banks & the schools & the post office are closedYou can park where you please and you won't get towedThe streets are empty & the stores are finally closedIt's Christmas morningHe got a tie...

Y2k Loudon Wainwright III

A bunch of nerdy brainy guys a long way backInvented a crazy little thing they called the UnivacFor years now, they've been upgrading that thingIt can walk & talk & count & think & it can even sing...

Number One Loudon Wainwright III

Of all the chicks & broads & babes & bimbos I have knownNo one does it better than you do on the phoneMidway through my busy day all through my empty nightI dial your 900 number and it feels oh so ...

Inaugural Blues Loudon Wainwright III

Talkin' 'bout my generationPeople try to put us downBut they weren't people, just our parentsNow they're old or not aroundBill and Hill are our first coupleStudent prez, homecoming queenTipper's cu...

What Gives Loudon Wainwright III

Paul & George & Ringo, just a fraction of the Fab FourSome still survive from Dave Clark's FiveWashed up on the Mersey Shore Jerry has a pacemakerThe hermit's name is HermanThat old man's Manfred M...

Tonya's Twirls Loudon Wainwright III

You knew she was in trouble when you saw her bodyguard.When you saw those two together, you knew it wasn't hardTo see that she was different, not just one of the girls,With their gliding and their ...

I'M Alright Loudon Wainwright III

Well it's been a long time, glad to see your faceI knew we'd meet again another time, another placeCan't believe it's been so many yearsWe better grab a chair and a couple of beersYou're lookin' go...

Five Years Old Loudon Wainwright III

CHORUS:Happy birthday Martha, happy birthday, birthday girlI'm sorry I can't be there for that party, birthday girlBut pin the tail upon the donkey in that party dressBalloons, and cake, 2 kinds of...

Your Mother & I Loudon Wainwright III

Your Mother & I are living apartI know that seems stupid, but we weren't very smartYou'll stay with her, I'll visit youAt Christmas, on weekends, the summertime tooYour Mother & I are not getting a...

Westchester County Loudon Wainwright III

I was raised here in Westchester CountyI was taught in the Country Day SchoolWe were richer than most, I don't mean to boastBut I swam in the country club poolWith a father from Hewlett, Long Islan...

Suddenly It's Christmas Loudon Wainwright III

Suddenly it's ChristmasRight after Hallowe'enForget about ThanksgivingIt's just a buffet in between.There's lights and tinsel in the windowThey're stocking up the shelves.Santa's slaving at the Nor...

Thanksgiving Loudon Wainwright III

Lord every year we gather hereTo eat around this tableGive us the strength to stomach as muchAs fast as we are ableBless this food to our useThough? communication's uselessDon't let me drink too mu...