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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