the streets of barrie come alive
friday night at five
the hawkers close up shop
and the pub doors all swing wide
a dozen teenaged mothers
leave their strollers in the hall
to check out the tribal back piece
they're totally getting next fall
i wish i could have been a scrapper
instead of a sensitive man
would have done me some good
four hundred blows to the head
i can't even get angry
just variations on sad
there's a fight outside of myron's
just like every other night
sixteen college drop-outs forming a semi-circle
under the streetlight
one dude he could bob and the other could weave
and they were looking to intersect
then a tooth pops out of its cuspid
and scatters across the pavement
i wish i could have been a scrapper
instead of a sensitive man
would have done me some good
four hundred blows to the head
i can't even get angry
just variations on sad
credits
from CATHETERS,
released October 2, 2015
jon - everything
This massive compilation from Marvin Tate's Chicago ensemble is funny, wildly eclectic, and bursting with energy. Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 3, 2022