Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Straw Man (Bonita's Song) She's working late Got bills to pay She wants to put it all behind her Everything he did Everything he never said But he keeps on calling to remind her About the good old days Before they parted ways Baby, what do you say? (to a) Straw man Straw man Stone heart rattling in a can Talk tough Play rough Tell me when will enough be enough? She's making her own Living close to the bone It ain't easy but it's in her name Sees friends again Gets out now and then Maybe one day it'll be the same Like it was before He showed up at her door But the phone is ringing for more (it's a) Straw man Straw man Stone heart rattling in a can Talk tough Play rough Can't see that it's not enough (to be a) Straw man Straw man Too small to understand (you don't) Talk tough Play rough Tell me when will enough be enough? She's working late Deadline to make A little luck and she'll be home by nine But he stops by For one more try Going to make her understand this time She says no Tells him where to go When the steel begins to show (from a) Straw man Straw man Stone heart rattling in a can Talk tough Play rough Can't see that it's not enough (to be a) Straw man Straw man Too small to understand (you don't) Talk tough Play rough Tell me when will enough be enough? Page three Murder mystery Woman found dead on the third story Basement somewhere In the TV glare His overdosed eyes and empty stare The coward hates And desecrates Twisting the fates (just a) Straw man Straw man What a nasty little plan Talk tough Play rough Take his own life but that ain't enough (for a) Straw man Straw man Needs a little more blood on his hands Talk tough Play rough Tell me when will enough be enough? Tell me when will enough be enough? Tell me when will enough be enough? © 2002 Love Pants Music Words and music by Ken Dow Genre: Alt-Rock |
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The thing about not writing is that it's a skill. Each time you don't write, you're that much more prepared and able to not write again. Pretty soon you can not write for days or even weeks on end without missing a beat. It's really very impressive. 9:09:37 AM | permalink | Bare your teeth [] |
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