The Mountain Goats

[fox69]

"Going To Port Washington"

"Going To Port Washington"



The trees were all decked out in their best fall colors
There was a snap in the air
When you eased down the window
And the New York sun brought out the highlights in your hair

And gently, gently
The constellations aligned
And as we crossed over the Frogneck's Bridge
I had something on my mind

When we rolled down the street
In the cool of the morning
I could feel the new day dawn
And somebody had gone and turned the waterworks on

And slowly, surely
I saw the whole story unwind
I had never loved anyone like I loved you
And I had something on my mind

 

[fox69]

"Going To Queens"

"Going To Queens"



The ghostly sing-song
Of the children playing double-dutch
I felt the wind come through the window
I felt it turn around and switch back

In the second story room
In Jamaica, Queens
Your hair was dripping wet
Your skin was clean

And the children skipping rope
Tripled their speed
You were all I'd ever wanted
You were all I'd ever need

In New York City in the middle of July
The air was heavy and wet
The air was heavy, your body was heavy on mine
I will know who you are yet, I will know who you are yet

 

[fox69]

"Going To Reykjavik"

"Going To Reykjavik"



I've been drinking that coffee you sent me from Thailand
I've been watching the lamps burn
I've been listening to the wind chime
I've been waiting my turn

And I'm coming to you
I am coming to you
I am coming to you

I heated the milk until it boiled and I drank it down
I stepped outside and I checked my reflection in the rain
There were voices on the wind, winter coming on in
And I made myself up again, brand new

And I am broken
And I am tired
And I am coming to you
With my mouth dripping

 

[fox69]

"Going To Santiago"

"Going To Santiago"



Big birds in the trees
Cars locked and i've lost my keys
Crashing sounds of the waterfall
And a statue of jesus 200 feet tall

3000 miles from the north california
And 3 little feet from falling off the earth
And the shadow of a mountain
Should cast a shadow on a
And the snow underfoot is soft and yeilding

La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la

Look at those birds
I'd say something about them but i've lost the words
They're laughing and they're watching me
And the radiator's boiling for no reason
Wild cattle crossing as it strikes their fancy
And a handfule of money which does me no good
And a pocketfull of medicine to amuse myself
With a photograph of someone stapled to my shirt sleeve

La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la

 

[fox69]

"Going To Scotland"

"Going To Scotland"



There was a barn owl trapped in the rafters
The ground underneath us was wet and cold
We'd heard the owl thrashing about, trying desperately to get out
We stood outside and watched the night unfold

We watched the sun go down on Scotland
And I watched the moon come up over you
When a pack of dogs went silently past us, we knew we'd been given fair warning
But that was the only thing we knew

And you threw all your luggage out onto the water
And I tore the shirt away from my back
The cold came on with a new found intensity and you pressed your warm body against me
And I loved you so much it was making me sick

We watched the sun go down on Scotland
We were glad that we'd left Oklahoma behind
I took your hips in my hands and I threw you down to the new found, rich brown, deep, wet ground
Had a vision of you burning on my mind

We watched the sun go down on Scotland
And I watched the moon come up over you
When a pack of dogs went silently past us, we knew we'd been given fair warning
But that was the only thing we knew

 

[fox69]

"Going To Spain"

"Going To Spain"



It's heaven up here,
but it's heaven down there!
and you're gonna leave me.
now I don't care.

it's heaven outside,
but it's heaven indoors.
well, go on and leave me.
I don't care any more.

I hear the airplane coming!
I hear the airplane coming!
I hear the airplane coming, now,
it can't touch me.

I see you going up the little stair.
go on and board the plane,
I don't care. I,

I see you hold his hand.
I see you wave good-bye.
I don't know you anymore,
so I'm not going to cry, now,

I see the airplane coming!
I feel the airplane coming!
I hear the airplane coming, now,
it can't touch me.

 

[fox69]

"Going To Tennessee"

"Going To Tennessee"



baseball season will be starting soon.
but we have no baseball team here.
i've got a house right on the river.
i can see arkansas from where i am.

the dogs are gathered.
and the birds are chattering
and the sun is setting on memphis.
and the sun is setting on memphis.

medicine bottle collection on the window sill
shakes when the cars go past on interstate fifty-five
you are standing above me.
you've washed your face with that apricot scrub again.
i'm glad i'm alive
and your skin is warming up.
and my skin is warming up.
and the sun is setting on memphis.
and the sun is setting on memphis.

 

[fox69]

"Going To Utrecht"

"Going To Utrecht"


In the morning, I looked down
Through the 3rd story window overlooking town
Across the water, somewhere, you were sleeping over there
I couldn't believe it, I couldn't believe it.
Not if I saw it with my own eyes,
(with my own eyes) [x4]

In the morning, I looked down
Through the 3rd story window overlooking town
And I saw you. and I know you saw me too.
I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe it.
Not if I saw it with my own eyes,
(with my own eyes) [x4]

 

[fox69]

"Going To Wisconsin"

"Going To Wisconsin"



There was the sound of a lake boiling over
on that day.
everyone said just to sit still,
but the thickening air got in my way.

so the hooks been baited now,
yeah, the cheese is on the water.
yeah, all the water's been cleansed of all impurities,
but now it really doesn't matter.
let's go! let's go!

wisconsin bound.
wisconsin bound.
wisconsin bound.
yeah, wisconsin bound.

the bottom of the boat was a hot-plate come alive.
but the boat wasn't real, and this is how I feel:
you don't know where you are, until you arrive.
and the frogs sang out from the distant banks.
and you say you need me in california,
but, no thanks!

wisconsin bound.
wisconsin bound.
wisconsin bound.
yeah, wisconsin bound.

let's go!

 

[fox69]

"Gojam Province 1968"

"Gojam Province 1968"



Running like a band of angry schoolboys
Up and down the well-lit streets today
Bashing in the heads of tax collectors
And anybody else who's in our way

Bathing in the sunlight that's our birthright
Waiting for someone to set the scene
Last time he came to town
A few stray coins came raining down
We scrambled in the dirt for them
Like ants around the queen
We take aim at the dawning day
And we shoot
Starving to death, starving to death
For the low-hanging fruit

Then all at once here comes the motorcade
Slow and steady down the beaten track
And as we're bashing out the windows of the limo
We notice there's nobody in the back

And the helicopter lands atop the palace
The royal guard assembles at the gate
The country's gonna burn
And we'll still have to wait our turn
Last among contenders of the super-featherweights
We take aim at the dawning day
And we shoot
Starving to death, starving to death
For the low-hanging fruit