The News About William Calexico
CALEXICO - The News About William
[Am]4 in the morning[C] the sidewalk's asle[Am]ep
[Am]Dogs on the porc[C]h,
[C]Spiders on the lea[G]f
[G]Shipwrecked by nigh[Dm]t sailing through da[Am]ys
[Am]Nobody noticed[E] the slipping aw[Am]ay
[Am]Connecting the d[C]ots with thorns in his s[Am]ide
[Am]Boarded up the Wind[C]ows with pain and with pr[G]ide
[G]The music box broken[Dm] that once was his s[Am]oul
[Am]Its sad little song [E]spinning out of cont[Am]rol
[G]Then came the storm [C]that washed the roads ou[G]t
[G]Closed both his eyes[C] and pointed straight sout[G]h
[G]Second line drum[Dm]s marched into the s[Am]ea
[Am]While the clouds ove[E]rhead cried "mutin[Am]y"
[Am]They parted for Cath[E]y and her bitter n[Am]ews
[Am]As her words fail an[Dm]d the sky grew d[Am]im
[Am]Recalled how close t[E]o that exit l've b[Am]een
[C]Ours not to re[Am]ply, [C]ours not to reason w[Am]hy
[C]The news about Willia[G]m
[F]The lifeline retreat[C]s
[F]Desire for relea[Am]se
[Am]The thorns in his side
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