Get Big Okkervil River

Once we get to the end of this song, then it will begin again.？？짖€？？？？ So you said in our bed. I was watching light slip through blinds to find your skin. ？？짖€？？"

Okkervil River Ciaran Lavery

Okkervil River on the radio, you never heard them before Remember when your dad gave you hell and you cried on the bathroom floor And we saved all our money for the day we'd up and get away We never said

Savannah Smiles Okkervil River

Midnight late last week, my daughter's diary Didn't know what it might be 'til it was open I only read one page and then put it away Talk about your big mistakes, hey, Shan, nice going Photos show no tears

Westfall Okkervil River

He lived in a big tall house out on Westfall where we would hide when the rain rolled in. We went out one night and took a flashlight, out with these two girls Colin knew from Kenwood Christian.

Missing Children Okkervil River

"Kids get lost Lands out wandering Bigger, blacker, things go following Then into a patch of forest Somebody once planted for this Songs not over, phone's still ringing Eyes still rolling, eyes still clinging

Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe Okkervil River

territory, so pull away the IMAX In the slot that you sliced through the scene There was no shyness In the plot that you passed through your teeth There was no pity No fade in, film begins on a kid in the big

Last Love Song For Now Okkervil River

from this labor and lift me through When you hold on to me it isn't easy But you should hold on to me It isn't fair But when there's no key Oh, you find me there Find me there Find me there Ooh And kids get

For the Enemy Okkervil River

So in the night we might get lost in our fright. So in the day softly we'd flow, floating away.

A Favor Okkervil River

Wanna get inside me? Do you want the new me? Wanna get inside me? Do you want the new me? But how could I change my body?

The President's Dead Okkervil River

to exist And you wouldn't feel sad, and you wouldn't resist Cause you knew what you had, and were thankful for it In your own little way, I'm a small quiet man I've got no wars to win, I don't have a big

Black Sheep Boy #4 Okkervil River

Get in your battered mustang, and the backseat will be your bed. Burning black sheep boy, dark denim phantom, face full of flames, ears full of cheers that have fanned them.

Plus Ones Okkervil River

What they have been missing You were caught kissing eight Chinese brothers Well, there's a reason why the last is smiling wide And sitting higher than the others Staking with charm And he says, lets get

In A Radio Song Okkervil River

Some animal sips where the river flows from a black little crack in a stone. To a crackle in a radio song, sing along, sing along, sing along. Warm light when your eyes fill with laughter.

No Key, No Plan Okkervil River

> When I'm hosed and they're closing in, maybe only then, really, I'll try to get right with myself.

Okkervil River Song Okkervil River

Down by Okkervil River slow silent thick and black, I stared into the water, and the water it stared back.

You Can't Hold The Hand Of A Rock And Roll Man Okkervil River

astride a snow-white mare, on a non-stop all-night tear What a ghastly sight you smear in every face In that fat, fur-trimmed affair that your lawyer lets you wear You'll destroy your chance to ever get

The Velocity of Saul at the Time of his Conversion Okkervil River

While the angels stand by I get high as a kite. I'm too tired to smile or know that I'm right. Am I right? And all our best-laid plans, they crumbled in our hands. Our flags fell where they'd fanned.

Kansas City Okkervil River

The river is deep and the river is wide, and the girl that I love is on the other side. She wants to move to Kansas City: ？？짖€？？"Move, pretty baby, where the sky is so blue.？？짖€？？？？

Song About a Star Okkervil River

Stand in line to hold forth on his grace, but you won't even get a head-start. As his close-up comes cascading down from above, the eyes of a nation in love are looking on all of their hopes held up.

Unless It's Kicks Okkervil River

body down That is quicksand So we climb out quick, hand over hand For your mouth's all filled up What picks you up from down Unless it's tricks, man When I been fixed, I am convinced That I will not get

Yellow Okkervil River

We went for a walk through the park by the market So we could get some air.

The War Criminal Rises and Speaks Okkervil River

And they're not claiming that there's any excusing it; that was thirty years back, and they just get paid for the facts the way they got them in. Now he's rising and not denying.

For Real Okkervil River

Some nights I thirst for real bloodFor real knivesFor real criesAnd then the flash of steel from real gunsIn real lifeReally fills my mindAnd I really miss what really did existWhen I held your thr...

The Next Four Months Okkervil River

Maybe we could break your ankle clean and unsuspiciouslyAn E.R. trip, a doctor's slip and you could share your pills with meWon't it feel so good though when we're lyingSide by side can't move and ...

The Room I'm Hiding In Okkervil River

There once was desperationNow just medicationThe bathroom walls have always been so scribbled onJust like your skinBut that's the room I'm hiding inIs just a vindicationSo hang the flag at half-mas...

It Ends With A Fall Okkervil River

Wish I could remember why it mattered to me. It doesn't matter to me. It doesn't matter to me anymore. Now that you're feeling fine, I'll admit that - though I know it's coming down, and see it sha...

Blanket and Crib Okkervil River

Safe, safe - enjoy your time feeling so safe, and treasure that smile on your face, okay? Because time will see that it's replaced in a while. So go on, smile. And handshakes all around: that's you...

Dead Faces Okkervil River

And we have fun ？？짖€" we go laughing and running down to the water, there by the sea where the body just floats like a rowboat and the moon's like a harbor light lit in the sky. And this picture's ...

Maine Island Lovers Okkervil River

To cheat on Maine islands - days of laughter, nights of sighing. To love without ceasing - flowering orchards, salty sea-things. To say without shyness ？？짖€？？"unreal city, you have killed me.？？짖€？？...

Seas Too Far to Reach Okkervil River

The ladies in my dream are so obliging. They come on down to do the things I need. Whether skies are calm or cut apart by lightning, they're always there to minister to me. And at break of dawn the...

And I Have Seen the World of Dreams Okkervil River

And I have seen the world of dreams,Fresh-flown through the trees then dropped off at the curb Alive, have seen the world awake, And I don't know which I deserve. So when sleep nightly comes to me,...

Just Give Me Time Okkervil River

This red-haired girl of mine tore a pinecone from the pineTo cut into her palm, singing the song her sinking lover sungI shut my eyes, ripped the train from off the lineBut a sudden gust of snow bl...

No Hidden Track Okkervil River

What if there's no hidden trackNo journey there, no journey backThe rain falls down upon the same old grassThe rain falls downThe rain falls downThe rain falls downWhat if there's no secret wordNo ...

Black Sheep Boy Okkervil River

Here I am back home againI'm here to restAll they ask is where I've beenKnowing I've been westI'm the family's unowned boyGolden curls of envied hairPretty girls with faces fairSee the shine in the...

Black Okkervil River

I'm coming into your town. Night is falling to the ground, but I can still see where you loved yourself before he tore it all down. April 12th, with nobody else around; you were outside the house (...

A Stone Okkervil River

Hot breath, rough skin, warm laughs and smiling, the loveliest words whispered and meant - you like all these things. But, though you like all these things, you love a stone. You love a stone, beca...

The Latest Toughs Okkervil River

ll the latest toughs, you've got to shrug them off or shut them off. With ten-thousand-time-told truths, you've still got to ask for proof. Ask for proof, because if you're dying to be led they'll ...

So Come Back, I Am Waiting Okkervil River

A black sheep boy revolves over canyons and waterfalls.A black sheep boy dissolves in syringe or in shower stall.He says？？짖€？？"There's plenty of time to make you mine tonight,there's plenty of time...

A Glow Okkervil River

Come into the den, come into the denYou've got a glowClimb into my arms with blood on your clothesYou've got a glowAnd you're no one's but mineAnd nobody knows the land where he's lyingNo heat in h...

Another Radio Song Okkervil River

Sit back, no song is writtenIt's nothing you thought of YourselfIt's just a ghost, came unbiddenTo this houseThis infection gets stronger every yearThis seed in the water of your tearThere is no es...

Red Okkervil River

Red is my favorite color, red like your mother's eyes after awhile of crying about how you don't love her. She says ？？짖€？？"I know I don't deserve supervised sight of her, but each day becomes a blu...

Lady Liberty Okkervil River

You can wash out your lying eyes in the bathroom down the hall. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I guess I didn't know you at all. I can picture you inside some stranger's house, inside some stran...

My Bad Days Okkervil River

Dear Mother, we've all got bad days, and I know you'll understand. Where we open up a foreign door with a pair of foreign hands. Where we find ourselves alone at the foot of a pair of foreign stair...

Happy Hearts Okkervil River

Why must happy hearts break so hard, leave you curled up in the back seat of a car, staring up at the windshield? When will broken hearts learn how to heal? This boy I knew was five years older tha...

Dead Dog Song Okkervil River

Sam, bless him, has died and left this home, the woodchucks running wild, the bushes overgrown. Slip unseen into the skein of trees, slide through dusky grasses and scatter his ashes. It's all over...

Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas Okkervil River

Home is where beds are made and butter is added to toast. On a cold afternoon you can float room to room like a ghost. Take the cr？？？？？？짢che out and argue about who gets to set up the kings. And I ...

A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene Okkervil River

I'm the band in a show'Bout a man holding hands with his wifeOn a therapist couch with his face to the groundAfter fucking around countless nightsAnd there's this one episodeClose-up cameras were s...

A Girl In Port Okkervil River

Let fall your soft and swaying skirtLet fall your shoes, let fall your shirtI'm not the lady-killing sortEnough to hurt a girl in portMarie's gone blonde and lost a stoneShe lay on her lawn, spun a...

Title Track Okkervil River

All of the stage names evaporateAnd it's just a blood flushed and heart rushing ratesEither to kick off too soon or stick around too lateTo be far too dear or too cut rateHold my hand again like at...

John Allyn Smith Sails Okkervil River

By the second verse, dear friendsMy head will burst, my life will endSo I'd like to start this one off by sayingLive and loveI was young and at home in bedAnd I was hanging on the words some poem s...