A Song for You: Star Witness

I have decided to call this contribution to the Blog "A Song For You" after one of the more famous hit songs of the early 1970's [but more of that next week]. Today's song is from one of the CD's touted as being one of the best of last year, 'Fox Confessor Brings the Flood'. Its by American singer-songwriter Neko Case and has been chosen largely because I want to try out a new way getting music to you [the Canadian connection in case you're wondering - as it's Canadian Music Week - is that Neko spent a couple of years living in Vancouver before moving back to the United States].

If everything works out the way it should, it should should play straight away if you left click and download normally if you right click [I cannot test this out right now as I am working on a Mac]. As usual, the lyrics are provided for your edification [look up the meaning in your dictionaries if you don't know it]. If you want to read the lyrics as you listen to the song, you will have to download it first.


Star Witness

Neko Case
Star Witness

My true love drowned in a dirty old pan
Of oil that did run from the block
Of a falcon sedan 1969
The paper said '75
There were no survivors
None found alive

Trees break the sidewalk
And the sidewalk skins my knees
There's glass in my thermos
And blood on my jeans
Nickels and dimes of the fourth of july
Roll off in a crooked line
To the chain-link lots where the red tails dive
Oh how I forgot what it's like

Hey when she sings, when she sings when she sings like she runs
Moves like she runs
Hey when she moves, when she moves when she moves like she runs
Moves like she runs
Hey there there's such tender wolves 'round town tonight
Round the town tonight
Hey there there's such tender wolves 'round town tonight
Round the town tonight

Hey pretty baby get high with me,
We can go to my sisters if we say we'll watch the baby"
The look on your face yanks my neck on the chain
And I would do anything
To see you again

So I've fallen behind:

Hey when she sings, when she sings when she sings like she runs
Moves like she runs
Hey when she moves, when she moves when she moves like she runs
Moves like she runs
Hey there there's such tender wolves 'round town tonight
Round the town tonight
Hey there there's such tender wolves 'round town tonight
Round the town tonight

Go on, go on scream and cry
You're miles from where anyone will find you
This is nothing new, no television crew
They don't even put on the sirens
My nightgown sweeps the pavement
Please don't let him die

Oh how I forgot...

Neko Case