The Observations Of A Crow

Album: The Pilgrim (1999)
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  • Newspaper boy makin' his rounds
    Spreadin' the word all over town
    Drivin' his car just as fast as it will go

    There's papers in the driveway, papers in the yard
    Paper broke a window, he didn't throw it that hard
    But it shattered like a dream down in the valley below

    Hey, quarter moon, well how was your night?
    Yeah well, any minute now God's gonna hit them brights
    So if you stick around, don't you say that you weren't told

    Well, take it from me, you better grab your shades
    If He looks at you, ooh, well try not to look so afraid
    Just do the best that you can, but don't you think that He won't know

    Creosote's drippin' from the high line poles
    Fast as you can count 'em, 12 in a row
    Blessed accommodations for the daily observations of a crow

    Well, that cat down there, yeah, well he's Louie the flea
    He's married to a waitress by the name of Lora Lee
    When they scream and they holler, man they put on a show

    He's a protected witness from a Detroit job
    Turned his best friend in, his name is Bob
    I know who got the time, but who do you think got the dough?

    Take a look at that pilgrim passin' by
    He's lookin' for love, I can see it in his eyes
    He's runnin' 'round in circles, you can take it from me

    His shadow begs for mercy that every lost and found
    In city after city, town after town
    Tortured by the memory of a love he thought was supposed to be

    Creosote's drippin' from the high line poles
    Fast as you can count 'em, 12 in a row
    Blessed accommodations for the daily observations of a crow

    Well, I'm a genuine scoopologist, the name is Crow
    Sitting up here, watching the show
    In this one horse drive-through, forsaken, dried up piece of the world

    Well, it ain't much but it's my kingdom, it's my home
    Even had a queen till that parakeet came along
    Fast talking, loud squawking, green feathered scrak took my girl, later Writer/s: STUART
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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