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    Friday, May 06, 2005

    Songs For A Crappy Friday

    Good Year For The Roses
    Elvis Costello


    I can hardly bear the sight of lipstick on the cigarettes there in the ashtray
    Lyin’ cold the way you left ’em, but at least your lips caressed them while you packed
    Or the lip-print on a half-filled cup of coffee that you poured and didn’t drink
    But at least you thought you wanted it, that’s so much more than I can say for me

    What a good year for the roses
    Many blooms still linger there
    The lawn could stand another mowin’
    Funny I don’t even care
    As you turn to walk away
    As the door behind you closes
    The only thing I have to say
    It’s been a good year for the roses

    After three full years of marriage, it’s the first time that you haven’t made the bed
    I guess the reason we’re not talkin’, there’s so little left to say we haven’t said
    While a million thoughts go racin’ through my mind, I find I haven’t said a word
    From the bedroom the familiar sound of a baby’s cryin’ goes unheard

    What a good year for the roses
    Many blooms still linger there
    The lawn could stand another mowin’
    Funny I don’t even care
    As you turn to walk away
    As the door behind you closes
    The only thing I have to say
    It’s been a good year for the roses


    Walk Away Renee
    Left Bank


    And when I see the sign that points one way
    The lot we used to pass by every day
    Just walk away Renee
    You won't see me follow you back home
    The empty sidewalks on my block are not the same
    You're not to blame

    From deep inside the tears I'm forced to cry
    From deep inside the pain I chose to hide
    Just walk away Renee
    You won't see me follow you back home
    Now as the rain beats down upon my weary eyes
    For me it cries

    Your name and mine inside a heart upon a wall
    Still find a way to haunt me though they're so small
    Just walk away Renee
    You won't see me follow you back home
    Now as the rain beats down upon my weary eyes
    For me it cries

    Just walk away Renee
    You won't see me follow you back home
    The empty sidewalks on my block are not the same
    You're not to blame


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