Damien Jurado

fox69 · 03.04.2016

"Gasoline Drinks"

"Gasoline Drinks"

This gasoline makes on fine drink
All I need is trouble
Flicker in the sunlight's dawn
They'll find my dead body cold
I used to wither just like winter
And now all I am is useless

So now is the time
To say all I wished I could have said
But I can't get my tongue out
And I can't get my sword to work
I'll just talk loads of bullshit anyhow

Your mother in torn garments
Like Jesus Christ denied
And blood in all her pockets
And you inside her eyes

Shut it down
Kill the lights
Shut it down
Let's shut it down
Let's kill the lights
Let's shut it down
Let's kill the lights

fox69 · 03.04.2016

"Ghost Of David"

"Ghost Of David"

I've see you walk desert highways
Come on out they're waiting for you
Mother lost her one and only
Fear the worst for dead are many

And I've seen the ghost of David
In the house of his childhood
Forget him not, still he loves you
Life is short but love's eternal

Come on out we're waiting for you
Come on out we're waiting for you

fox69 · 03.04.2016

"Gillian Was A Horse"

"Gillian Was A Horse"

It's midnight and I give up I'm tired of lying for you
I will not hold your hands and pretend I'm your lover
You must admit the turnouts have all been less than grand
There's no more police escorts or the high school welcome bands

I'm no lie detector
He's no bullshit talker
And we both know who knows
What should be known to all the onlookers

Now they've put away the kissing booths chapstick gossips truth
The only donkey that they'll be riding boy is the one wearing your shoes
Know they've heard it through the walls of telephone operators
And I found out from someone else said it was your brother

I'm no lie detector
He's no bullshit talker
And we both know who knows
What should be known to all the onlookers

I don't care if I'm the only one who's not paying
'Cause honey I am done staying up all night waiting

Now we're all tying the ribbons of worry to your tree
Your passing will make the headlines but sadly no one will read
Just how the town's hopeless romantic had his heart on his sleeve
Died alone in the carport of the local library

I'm no lie detector
He's no bullshit talker
And we both know who knows
What should be known to all the onlookers

I'm no lie detector
He's no bullshit talker
And we both know who knows
What should be known to all the onlookers

fox69 · 03.04.2016

"Go First"

"Go First"

Are you all right
You're making me nervous with how much you leave me here
Is it a sign
I don't feel like ever getting well

Tell me the lie, you're taking your time over and over
Tell me the lie, you're taking your time over and over

My closest friends
Live on the side of where you now divide
Is it a sign
If I don't feel like ever getting well

Tell me the lie, you're taking your time over and over
Tell me the lie, you're taking your time over and over

You can go first
You're making me nervous with how much you leave me here
Is it a sign
I don't feel we're ever getting well

Tell me the lie, you're taking your time over and over
Tell me the lie, you're taking your time over and over
Tell me the lie, you're taking your time over and over
Tell me the lie, you're taking your time over and over

fox69 · 03.04.2016

"Great Today"

"Great Today"

I have the potential to be great today
Everyone I know will see the change
To be greater than I have before
Drawing lines that drag me to the floor

You could be so much better

Something tells me that you're on my side
Feeding me words that one day will kill my pride
You're too much for me that's what you said
You're too much for me that's what you said

I see potential
You could be so much better

You could be so much better

fox69 · 03.04.2016

"Halo Friendly"

"Halo Friendly"

I'm standing on the top of the moon, looking down at you
You're tiny, you're ...
I'm standing on the top of the star, wondering where you are
You're driving in your car
I'm standing on the top of the world, looking at a girl
Who doesn't notice me

I'm halo friendly
I'm halo friendly

I'm standing on the top of the world, looking at the girl
Who will someday notice me
I'm standing on the top of a star, you're standing in the yard
You're lonely just like me
I'm standing on the top of the moon, longing to be with you
If only you had wings

I'm halo friendly
I'm halo friendly

I'm halo friendly
I'm halo friendly

Standing at the top of the world

fox69 · 03.04.2016

"Happy Birthday John"

"Happy Birthday John"

Happy birthday, John
Where has your sweetheart gone
She left today with one week's pay
And the boy she calls your son

Let's not wait for your invitation
Pour yourself a drink
And think about what happened

Happy birthday, John
The warning lights were on
But you were far too gone
To notice what went wrong

Let's not wait for your invitation
Pour yourself a drink
And think about what happened

Happy birthday, John
Where has your sweetheart gone
The warning signs were on
Happy birthday, John

Let's not wait for your invitation
Pour yourself a drink
And think about what happened

Let's not wait for your invitation
Pour yourself a drink
And think about what happened

fox69 · 03.04.2016

"Harborview"

"Harborview"

Far out and failing
So they lead you away
Speak for me would you
I have nothing to say

And you would not notice
My hands have let go
Feel free to replace them
They are idle and slow

Mothers and fathers
You sisters all lost
The pending opinions
Are you worth what they've got

And they would not notice
Your hands open wide
Some Judas before them
With thorns in your side

Feel free to lay down
You could use a rest
Speak for me would you
Since you've taken my breath

And you would not notice
My hands have let go
Feel free to replace them
They are idle and slow

fox69 · 03.04.2016

"Hell Or Highwater"

"Hell Or Highwater"

Turn off the fountain
Here comes a landslide, down comes a mountain
Mother is crying, "Where are my children?"
They're up in heaven

Did you get to close your eyes
Father setting sun
I think this is the big surprise
We were waiting for

Turn off the fountain
Here comes a landslide, down comes a mountain
Mother is crying, "Where are my children?"
They're all in heaven

Did you get to close your eyes
Father setting sun
I think this is the big surprise
We were waiting for
We were waiting for

fox69 · 03.04.2016

"Honey Baby"

"Honey Baby"

I spend the last night in your bedroom, sleeping
Your head was laid upon my pillow, dreaming
Is this the first time, baby
Is this the last time, well maybe
Is this the first time, baby
Is this the last time, well maybe

I spent the last night in your room
Kickin' these wishes to the moon
To the moon

I spend the last night in your bedroom, sleeping
Your head was laid upon my shoulder, dreaming
Is this the first time, baby
Is this the last time, well maybe
Is this the first time, baby
Is this the last time, well maybe

I spent the last night in your room
Kickin' these wishes to the moon
I spent the last night in your room
Kickin' these wishes to the moon
To the moon

Is this the first time, baby
Is this the last time, well maybe
Is this the first time, baby
Is this the last time, maybe