Pastoral Angst Lyrics

Words: Sam Shepherd I knew a guitar player once Who called the radio friendly He felt a kinship, not with the music so much as with the radio's voice Its synthetic quality Its voi...Read Full Lyrics

All along the riverbank nobody seems to know They heard nothing, saw even less of the hunger in their souls Safety first or safety last I wish I could have helped Those poor unfort...Read Full Lyrics

They rush him into somewhere He's dancing in his chains And the traitor's melancholy Feeling out of place And he will have to dig For miles underground of soil If the freshmen Dizz...Read Full Lyrics

Life is short and love is very sweet Look at all the people running from their lives in the street What're they running from? What are they running from? Well, god, damn it, ask th...Read Full Lyrics

She was so afraid Since her mother, white with time, Told her She was a failure She was so ashamed Of everything she said And everything she did For her mother, white with time E...Read Full Lyrics

What do you think is going on here the old man said from his chair? D'you think this is anything new? Now look here son. This is just like it was back in the old days before the la...Read Full Lyrics

There's a parking lot viper alone in the dream A fabulous disaster of an underground queen She never took no for an answer Never took no for an answer Carnivorous lovers can ...Read Full Lyrics

The ship of fools is coming in Take me off I've got to eat Same old stories same old thing Letting out and pulling in Mister, there's a caravan parked out back Restless hoping for...Read Full Lyrics

Duck and sally inside They're cooking for the down five Who's starin' at miss rayon Who's busy lickin' up her pig pen I'm searching for my mainline I said I couldn't hit it sideway...Read Full Lyrics

Strange times in casablanca when people pull down their shades And it's easy enough for us to look at each other and wonder why We were to blame Blame comes remorselessly transfixe...Read Full Lyrics