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At the Jazz Club

by Dan & the Champs

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1.
Wooden Leg 03:23
Wooden leg, worn heart beating hard in your chest saying "Yes, you nearly did it this time Nearly, but not quite" Her legs, your arms, your legs slowly down the stairs You're always missing the last step Wooden leg, thick head thinking about your thin blood, thinking "Are you looking at me? Are you just kicking at leaves, or did you carve your heart into the tree?" Her legs, your arms, your legs slowly down the stairs you fall over then you do it again and Her legs, your arms, your legs slowly down the stairs You're always missing the last step Your father had women hanging off his arm And he came home late four nights a week full of wine Smelling of every kind of French perfume He said "son, is this what it means to be a man?" How far with Russian literature get you now? You're too nervous to drag your skinny body next to her Too scared to be the ladies man like your father said, Wooden leg.
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Hey, rockstar You look great - you're going straight to the top Don't touch, you might cut yourself on your sunken cheeks Have they given you a pot to piss in? I hope that's someone else's money you're rubbing into your gums. Lies, lies Tear out your tongue. You're no urchin prince I've seen you sharing drinks with executives at the gentleman's club. Hey, rockstar You're in luck - the midweeks say your a fucking success so don't worry Don't worry, we can keep your face in magazines We can tell the children how to dream It's just marketing, close your eyes you won't feel a thing. Dance little monkey Beat your little drum
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She walks in - bloodshot eyes, grey skin You know she's been working up a sweat without you again. "Dirty looks and dirty money wore you down Wore you out, sweetheart Too much time away from the sunlight took the shine from your skin When did you get so thin? Oh God, look at the mess we're in I'm sorry I ruined everything I said something stupid I'm out of my mind with jealousy Who've you seen? Who's seen you? You never move that way for me You used to push my buttons." She walks in - knows full well where you've been Face down in the drinking den, getting hungry with all the other lost men.
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His first book was the best - too much self-absorbed shit in the rest Still you let him take you out to dinner, maybe dancing and some standards at the jazz club... So the evening wears on and he's had enough to get him talking freely And he's throwing his fists around All he ever wanted was to catch lightning in a bottle But all that's shining through that glass is reflected off another man And he's confused whiskey and faint praise with electricity They're shutting down for the night Let him get on stage and stand under the spotlight Too flat-out drunk to make the sentiment sound right How can this be happening? Run and tell his family that his blood is worthless after all And he stole all his best ideas from a toilet wall.

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released June 5, 2009

Dan Barrett, Dom Lethbridge, Sam Hinton-Smith

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