Little Ship Loudon Wainwright III

Our relationship Is just a little ship That's out on a stormy sea We barely keep afloat In our leaky boat But still I'm hoping That you'll dote on me When we first set sail We thought we'd never fail

Men Loudon Wainwright III

When a ship is sinking and they lower the lifeboats And hand out the life jackets, the men keep on their coats The women and the children are the ones who must go first And the men who try to save their

1994 Loudon Wainwright III

chance If you'rre dumb, fat, queer, or crazy No one is to blame You've just been dealt a lousy hand In the genetic poker game And if you start killing people It's not evil you're not cruel It's just a little

Tonya's Twirls Loudon Wainwright III

No, she wasn't goody-two-skates, like all the other girls, With their grinning and their spinning and their winning little twirls. And her childhood was unhappy, and her mom was really weird.

Y2k Loudon Wainwright III

A bunch of nerdy brainy guys a long way back Invented a crazy little thing they called the Univac For years now, they've been upgrading that thing It can walk & talk & count & think & it can even sing

Cobwebs Loudon Wainwright III

when I hear it especially when I see it Gotta stamp it out there ought to be some laws College boys valley girls mall rats grandmammas Everybody's misusin that word I heard it four times in one poor little

New Paint Loudon Wainwright III

m a little uncool and I?m a little uncouth Oh, excuse me, yes, excuse me if you will At the station you can meet her With that smile you couldn?t cheat her A woman that kind is hard to find

Unhappy Anniversary Loudon Wainwright III

Unhappy Anniversary It's one year since we split I walk and talk and get around Lie down, stand up, and sit I eat and drink and smoke and sing and Live a little bit Unhappy Anniversary It's one year since

Primrose Hill Loudon Wainwright III

no tourist attraction But I give them a thrill Yeah I see you Riding by on your flash bicycle Yeah they can do you for that on Primrose Hill A pretty young mother goes by She's pushing her pram Her little

4 X 10 Loudon Wainwright III

strange, no mystery you and I are history I put up my protective wall it's 4 feet thick and 10 feet tall 10 feet tall and 4 feet thick granite, concrete, steel and brick protection for you, understand the little

Mr. Ambivalent Loudon Wainwright III

Ambivalent Make a little movement Or get off of the pot If you love it and you hate it You just stay in a bind Take it or leave it Make up your mind Mr.

Rufus Is A Tit Man Loudon Wainwright III

Come on mamma, Come on and open up your shirt Yeah you've got the goods mamma Give the little boy a squirt. For my lungs and my liver I do definitely fear.

Christmas Morning Loudon Wainwright III

park where you please and you won't get towed The streets are empty & the stores are finally closed It's Christmas morning He got a tie & she got a book They weren't supposed to peek but they took a little

Five Years Old Loudon Wainwright III

if you got some roses on your birthday They're from me I won't forget the day that you were born Five years ago We were happy and excited and we loved you so You're growing up so quickly Now, I feel a little

The Picture Loudon Wainwright III

A brother and a sister, a little boy and girl, And whoever took that picture Captured our own world.

I Can'T Stand Myself Loudon Wainwright III

trying to find somebody to bring home To meet my dear sweet mother She's thinking oh no here comes another one But she knows I just can't leave it alone I got this sneaking suspicion It's more than just a little

Suddenly It's Christmas Loudon Wainwright III

Yes, they're working overtime Santa's little runts. Christmas comes but once a year And goes on for two months. Christmas carols in December And November too.

You Never Phone Loudon Wainwright III

Sometimes I wonder ow wow ow wow ow wow What you must think of me Then I remember it`s you that you think of exclusively But I`m not gonna bow and scrape And every Don`t know what Martha is saying And I`m a little

Grown Man Loudon Wainwright III

He wishes he were young, a little better hung, And he's paranoid you feel that way too; So reassure him, you'll never cure him, But he still needs his daily dose of you.

The Doctor Loudon Wainwright III

went to the doctor and the doctor said Kid it was something that you ate or drank It's something that you did And it's all in your head and It's spreadin on down to your toes Let's spread it around a little

A Father And A Son Loudon Wainwright III

I don't want to die and you want to live; It takes a little bit of take and a whole lot of give. It never really ends though each race is run, This thing between a father and a son.

What Are Families For? Loudon Wainwright III

You're the brother who is big You were your parents' guinea pig The first, the oldest and the best Smarter, quicker than the rest Your little sister's just a girl So you can kick her from your world You

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Down Drinking at the Bar Loudon Wainwright III

Well, I call you up on the phone: nobody's at home.Then I do my usual thing: I let the telephone ring and ring and ring.I'm standing at a phone booth, coping with the ugly truth.You see, I know whe...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

T.S.M.N.W.A. Loudon Wainwright III

Wainwright has two w's They get that one wrong and I get the blues That old grammar school try 's Not good enough guys Wainwright has two w's One day I thought I would die When I saw with my very one eye

Happy Birthday Elvis Loudon Wainwright III

"Happy birthday, Elvis;You're not really dead.It's a lie, it's just a crock,Something some people said.I heard a cassette of you speakingOn a telephone;From a bunker beneath Graceland,The king sits...

I'D Rather Be Lonely Loudon Wainwright III

Every night I get the blues,The greens and yellows and chartreus-es.You're still living here with me.I'd rather be lonely.All the time I look aroundFor excuses to leave town.Everybody wants somebod...

The Man Who Couldn'T Cry Loudon Wainwright III

There once was a man who just couldn't cryHe hadn't cried for years & for years Napalmed babies & the movie 'Love Story', Fo...

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...

Tip That Waitress Loudon Wainwright III

"She's been on her feet nearly half the damned nightBringing your beverage and your late night biteShe remains cheerful, when you're nasty and tightMakes change for a 50 in dim candle lightIgnoring...