Underwear Loudon Wainwright III

You know when I know just how much I care When I'm carefully folding your clean underwear I see it's all worth it though sometimes it sure hurts Putting back in the bureau drawer all my t-shirts I find

Dead Skunk Loudon Wainwright III

Crossin` the highway late last night He shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right He didn`t see the station wagon car The skunk got squashed and there you are You got yer Dead skunk in the mi...

Clockwork Chartreuse (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

You got the black belt, I got the gun.Let's team up tonight--have some fun.Let's drink some drinks, find us some fights.C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon: it's Saturday night!I'm very angry, you're hoppin...

Down Drinking at the Bar Loudon Wainwright III

Well, I call you up on the phone: nobody's at home.Then I do my usual thing: I let the telephone ring and ring and ring.I'm standing at a phone booth, coping with the ugly truth.You see, I know whe...

The Man Who Couldn't Cry (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

went broke The theologians were finally found out Right down to the ground, that old jail house burned down The earth suffered perpetual drought ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By WAINWRIGHT

Come A Long Way (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

We've come a long way since we last shook handsStill got a long way to goWe couldn't see the flowers since we last shook handsCouldn't see the flowers on account of the snowWhat did you do with you...

Nocturnal Stumblebutt (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

"Well it's 3am, and so I creepAround the house 'cause you're asleepI can't sleep, I gotta smokeI think I left some in my coatNo they're not there, but there's a chanceI left some in a packet in my ...

Dilated to Meet You (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

We're wondering when you will arriveWe're wondering what you'll beWe're wondering if you'll be a herOr if you'll be a heMaybe you'll arrive todayPerhaps tomorrow nightWe're hoping you won't hurt to...

Lullaby (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Shut up and go to bedPut the pillow under your headI'm sick and tired of all your worriesShut up and say goodnightSay your prayers and turn off the lightI'm sick and tired of all your sob-storiesSh...

Grown Man Loudon Wainwright III

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Cobwebs Loudon Wainwright III

"Well it stumbles and it falls off of almost every tongueGive a listen and you'll hearIt's workin like a landmine in almost every sentenceIt's an assault to my mind's earYeah it might have started ...

Father/Daughter Dialogue Loudon Wainwright III

[Loudon] Darling Daughter can't you see The guy singing the songs ain't me He's someone people wish I was What I can't do this dude does And if the songs seem slightly pat I know life's messier than that

1994 Loudon Wainwright III

There's been a brand neew breakthroughThough they're not sure what it meansWe used to blame our parentsNow we can pin it on our genesHey and I'm not talking 501'sI don't mean no pair of pantsI'm ta...

Dreaming Loudon Wainwright III

I'd rather be dreaming than livingLiving's just too hard to doIt's chances not choicesNoises not voicesA day's just a thing to get throughLiving's just too hard to doI'd rather be dreaming than tal...

The End Has Begun Loudon Wainwright III

We walk in your footstepsThough I've had my ups and downsAnd I'll stand in the silenceUntil I figure it outOne might fall and the other will standAnd one might give where the other won't bendThe ni...

Red Guitar (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Used to have a red guitar until I smashed it one drunk nightSmashed it in the classic form as Peter Townsend mightI threw it in the fireplace, I left it there awhileKate, she started crying when sh...

East Indian Princess (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

East Indian princess lives in a western dreamHappy like a child, her mother is a queenYou know she's safe as a cow on a Calcutta streetThis English way of life has got that other life beatAnd readi...

Muse Blues (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

I went down to the library, you know the big one way downtownI went down to the library, you know the big one way downtownI pulled out my spiral notebook and my scripto pencilThese, these, these ar...

B Side (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

It's wonderful to be aliveTo be a bee in this beehiveIt's tough as nails, it's smooth as silkIt's milk and honey, without milkI work with flowers, it's my workFrom this, there's no way that I can s...

Smokey Joe's Cafe (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

One day while I was eating beans at Smokey Joe’s CaféSitting digging on the scene at Smokey Joe’s CaféA chick came walking through the door that I had never seen beforeLeast I’d never saw her dow...

New Paint Loudon Wainwright III

At the station you can meet herWith that smile you couldn?t cheat herA woman that kind is hard to findIt?s good to take a girlIn the not so very good worldAnd walk in the park until it gets darkSom...

Drinking Song (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Drunk men stagger, drunk men fallDrunk men swear and that's not allQuite often they will urinate outdoorsLike widowed women, drunk men weepLike children curled up, drunk men sleepLike a dog, a drun...

Say That You Love Me (Album Version) Loudon Wainwright III

Told you I love youTalked on the [Incomprehensible]You'd said that you like me, feel like a foolSay that you like me, that's not enoughSay that you love me, I'm calling your bluffSay that you love ...

Kick In The Head Loudon Wainwright III

Well I hear that she told you she'd been shacking up with your best friendAnd the kick in the head is she said that she wants to againWell they was kissin and huggin and doin it right in your bedOh...

Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder Loudon Wainwright III

Absence makes the heart grow fonderAnd the mind begins to wander backto happier days.I guess you'd say you were taken for grantedI went on and on and I raved and I ranted,oh--My tyrannical ways.Bri...

Guru Loudon Wainwright III

CHORUS:Down in Southern CaliforniaThere's a guru that is guruing thereHe's got 250 followersThey're following him everywhereHe's got all of the answers to all of the questionsAnd he promises to mak...

Mr. Guilty Loudon Wainwright III

Call me Mr Guilty, Mr Guilty that's my nameWithout a doubt it's all my fault, I'm the one to blameYou say that you're unhappy I do believe it's trueCause I'm the one, the no good bumThat did it all...

The Untitled Loudon Wainwright III

Start doing the things that I think you should You better not pout & you better not cry The grim reaper ids coming to town & I just might die ------------- Lyrics Powered by LyricFind Written By WAINWRIGHT

Unrequited To The Nth Degree Loudon Wainwright III

Oh when I die and it won't be longHey you're gonna be sorry that you treated me wrongYeah you're gonna be sorry that you treated me badHey and if there's an after life I'll gloat and I'll be gladMi...

Rufus Is A Tit Man Loudon Wainwright III

Rufus is a tI' manSuckin' on hI' mamma's glandSuckin' on the nippleIt's a sweeter than the ripple wine.Yes its sweeter than the wine.You can tell by the way the boy burpsThat it's gotta taste fine....

Over The Hill Loudon Wainwright III

Once you were a young man,But now you are old - you're over the hill.And you can't cross the palm of time's handWith silver and gold to make him stand still.Who could have possibly thoughtIt would ...

Something For Nothing Loudon Wainwright III

You can pull one of my songs right out of thin airGo ahead and download me see if I careIn love war and cyberspace everything`s fairAnd it`s ok to steal `coz it`s so nice to shareYou`re in luck `co...

You Never Phone Loudon Wainwright III

You never phone you never writeHell I stopped hoping that you mightYou`re trying to hurt my feelings rightYou never phone you never writeYou never write you never phoneI`m sorry to bitch and moanI`...

The Shit Song Loudon Wainwright III

When I run into friends of mine I haven`t seen in yearsThey give me the once over then their eyes well up with tearsThen they pronounce me looking great I haven`t changed a bitI flash `em back a fe...

The Home Stretch Loudon Wainwright III

If the day off doesn`t get youThen the bad reviewer doesAt least you`ve been a has beenAnd not just a never wasAnd you know it`s not a mountainBut no mole hill is this bigAnd you promise to quit dr...

Conspiracies Loudon Wainwright III

We don't believe in "You know who"But we don't let the kids know itWe're parents, who are grown upsThere's a line we have to toe itBut we're part of a conspiracyAbout this bearded big fat guyWho is...

Christmas Morning Loudon Wainwright III

Well the banks & the schools & the post office are closedYou can park where you please and you won't get towedThe streets are empty & the stores are finally closedIt's Christmas morningHe got a tie...

Y2k Loudon Wainwright III

A bunch of nerdy brainy guys a long way backInvented a crazy little thing they called the UnivacFor years now, they've been upgrading that thingIt can walk & talk & count & think & it can even sing...

Number One Loudon Wainwright III

Of all the chicks & broads & babes & bimbos I have knownNo one does it better than you do on the phoneMidway through my busy day all through my empty nightI dial your 900 number and it feels oh so ...

Inaugural Blues Loudon Wainwright III

Talkin' 'bout my generationPeople try to put us downBut they weren't people, just our parentsNow they're old or not aroundBill and Hill are our first coupleStudent prez, homecoming queenTipper's cu...

Pretty Good Day Loudon Wainwright III

I slept through the night, I got through to the dawnI flipped a switch and the light went onI got out of bed and I put some clothes onOh, it's a pretty good day so farI turned the tap, there was co...

What Gives Loudon Wainwright III

Paul & George & Ringo, just a fraction of the Fab FourSome still survive from Dave Clark's FiveWashed up on the Mersey Shore Jerry has a pacemakerThe hermit's name is HermanThat old man's Manfred M...

Tonya's Twirls Loudon Wainwright III

You knew she was in trouble when you saw her bodyguard.When you saw those two together, you knew it wasn't hardTo see that she was different, not just one of the girls,With their gliding and their ...

Daughter Loudon Wainwright III

Everything she seesshe says she wants.Everything she wantsI see she gets.That's my daughter in the watereverything she owns I bought herEverything she owns.That's my daughter in the water,everythin...

I'M Alright Loudon Wainwright III

Well it's been a long time, glad to see your faceI knew we'd meet again another time, another placeCan't believe it's been so many yearsWe better grab a chair and a couple of beersYou're lookin' go...

Five Years Old Loudon Wainwright III

CHORUS:Happy birthday Martha, happy birthday, birthday girlI'm sorry I can't be there for that party, birthday girlBut pin the tail upon the donkey in that party dressBalloons, and cake, 2 kinds of...

Your Mother & I Loudon Wainwright III

Your Mother & I are living apartI know that seems stupid, but we weren't very smartYou'll stay with her, I'll visit youAt Christmas, on weekends, the summertime tooYour Mother & I are not getting a...

Westchester County Loudon Wainwright III

I was raised here in Westchester CountyI was taught in the Country Day SchoolWe were richer than most, I don't mean to boastBut I swam in the country club poolWith a father from Hewlett, Long Islan...

Suddenly It's Christmas Loudon Wainwright III

Suddenly it's ChristmasRight after Hallowe'enForget about ThanksgivingIt's just a buffet in between.There's lights and tinsel in the windowThey're stocking up the shelves.Santa's slaving at the Nor...

Thanksgiving Loudon Wainwright III

Lord every year we gather hereTo eat around this tableGive us the strength to stomach as muchAs fast as we are ableBless this food to our useThough? communication's uselessDon't let me drink too mu...