I was just an old man,
Dancing in the park to Yo Yo Ma,
You were looking fine reading small print,
We were nothing but smiling old spare parts.
Is it safe to be this happy,
In a world that feels this mean?
If I died they would lock you up,
And you’d be an old girl waiting for the fat men to sing.
You were right when you said,
Something’s gotta give.
I’d like to die in dappled light,
If it didn’t put anybody out,
Maybe we could die next week,
Have the wake with the washing sitting in the sink.
Lie in state under the stairs,
Johnny Marr would weigh our hearts,
Lock us out or let us in,
It’d be a shining pretty little heaven.
You were right when you said,
Something’s gotta give.
I was on the edge of it,
You were singing for the two of us.
credits
from Safe Happy Scared,
released November 21, 2019
Vocals, guitar – Kevin Dolan
Drums – Kiran Srinivasan
Bass – Dan Walwyn
Lead guitar – Libby Ferris
Saxaphone – Billy Exton
Backing Vocals – Aoife Murphy
A riveting jam session from Pittsburgh, Pa. folk band Wisbands, who infuse classic Americana with jazz and psychedelic rock. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 15, 2021