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However They May Fall

from He's A Quiet Man by Joe Reb

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I found you down in Autumn pushing medicine in Jackson, Tennessee,
and fast on my heels came the storm of the century
and hiding in your bed from the storm we were afraid of
I ran my hand across your back, you kissed me like you were in love.

And, oh, when the morning came
and the rain rolled off the window panes
we woke up with our muscles sore and heads a little foggy from the wine,
you pushed your body into me, you had your heat and, babe, you wanted mine, oh.

The next time that I saw you you were standing on a roadside in the rain
duffel bag around your neck and books on revolution on your brain
and over at the hospital a man was crying desperately
You climbed into my pickup truck and said "What's happening, Pharisee?"
And I felt a little like a hobo who would rather miss his train.

But, oh, weren't we feeling fine
when we passed the last US exit sign
and we drove into the dark as you misquoted words you thought the Good Book said:
"Just walk upright, you'll find your peace the minute that they find you lying dead"
And I said, oh.

And like the birds who leave the pines to settle trees in Panama
We straddled that equator line and stayed in bed until we saw
The trees were all but empty,
and we'd drank our bottles dry.
You lost your faith in holy men
and I never asked you why, oh.

Now you ain't fooling no one standing there in that immaculate dress
Because underneath your shadow eyes I see that same young rhythm and it's restless
And I may be nothing more than a compelling, antiquated myth
but this is my real body and these are my real hands I'm playing with
so tell me, darling, is there anything that you'd like to confess?

And, oh, maybe it's the alcohol
that's got me feeling so god damned tall
but something tells me you don't mind the way I've got you up against a wall
If you bet before the hand you better play the cards however they may fall.
And that's all.
So, oh.

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from He's A Quiet Man, released December 25, 2017

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Joe Reb is a singer-songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee.

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