Mandolin and Maracas

From Blueberry Boat

Widow City Bonus track (Itunes only)

Lyrics:

Tell me how many times did you touch her hand
Before you took her to the top of the UT tower
Before you loaned her to your best friend
Before you dropped her again
And started to see a shrink

I saw a shrink away from the room
Giggle and whisper and march right up and tell me
She loves my hair
Well I cut it myself

A long time's passed and I don't know where you've been
You bought me maracas when I wanted a mandolin

We put a ping pong table together on the second day
Played doubles with your roommate and his dachsund all night
15-Love, 30-Love, 40-Love, Ace, 21-19 Chinese grip
I stared at framed photos of the 55 Brooklyn Dodgers

My tiny baby memory back to sleeping on the steps
On the welcome mat that time you never came back
After Busch Lite, natural light, Lonestar, alright

A long time's passed and I don't know where you've been
You bought me maracas when I wanted a mandolin

It hasn't been so long since I turned 21
You gave me your step-brother's VCR 'cause you know how much I love movies
Please don't play them for no one
Please take me out for enchiladas on the lake again

Show me where you did it for the first time again
While we share a beer in the car and you shush me when I try to sing along again
It's been so long since I turned 25 and you dropped in for a second but I didn't mind that you came empty-handed

A long time's passed and I don't know where you've been
You bought me maracas when I wanted a mandolin

What about all the times you tried on underclothes and I had to say what I thought
I think I'll tell you right now
Let the shower run
And run, drink five cups of coffe and try to run

Show me the way to find the photos
Wait I know the way to you e-mail love songs
I'll read them forever and pow my fist down

A long time's passed and I don't know where you've been
You bought me maracas when I wanted a mandolin