Anna on 85

from Ode to a Tinhorn by Maxwell Putnam

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lyrics

in a land of long winters
for girl on the street
i held a whirlwind
got caught in her eye
she quoted lord byron
she dug at my feet
lustful to body
a danger to mind

flippant commitment
loyal hair product
now she's out looking for
more wood to polish
me, i don't mind
me, i don't care
lock my memories in a boudoir
with a lock of her hair

o-shake out the remnants
clear the debris
she's coming about
this time it might kill me
stand yourself up and bolster
wash out with lye
break all your own backs
on someone else's time

i got a car with gas in it
got a job off the clock
don't tell my missus
she thinks i'm on lock
i could leave in an instant
but where would i stay
poor anna tell me that i'll be okay

lets meet tonight on east end and 85th st

in a summer sometime
now seems to be cursed
i slept with the second
i dreamt of the first
i dream of her madly
and know i'm the worst
but i know there are other
damned souls to be with

she laughs like a lapdance
drinks like a widow
she's built like a bird's nest
and chirps like the wind blows
breaks off all contact but stays
within a stone's throw
useful as a stopwatch
guilty as an alarmclock

put the kids down
to sleep with kisses
don't wait up for me
i'm out on some business
pull into the night
up the fdr drive
stumble home lovedrunk
a quarter to five
the sun's coming up
what ya gonna do
i wouldn't be lying
to say i love you
but also another
it doesn't feel wrong
poor anna tell me that
i'll get along

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from Ode to a Tinhorn, released March 16, 2018

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