Lame Lady Of The Highways

from Bum Raps & Love Taps by Elysian Fields

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lyrics

She'll get you off your crutches
Though she's crawling on the floor
I bet you didn't notice her finger
Mangled in the door
She'll whisper oh so sweetly
You deserve to be adored
Oh who could ask for more
Who could ask for more
Our lame lady of the highways
A siren is how she cries
Bleeding in every direction
Singing you lullabies
So once again you're walkin'
Now you're walkin' out the door
In the corner of your eye
You thought she was a sty
Now everything is crystal
And you need to be adored
Oh who could ask for more
Who could ask for more
Our lame lady of the highways
A siren is how she cries
Bleeding in every direction
Singing you lullabies
You got whiplash
She'll take some of that
Hot car crash
She'll take some of that
You got wheelin'
Double dealin'
She'll give you good feeling
She's building you like a pyramid
You can only do what your Daddy did
You don't have to look if she's ugly now
'Cause you never loved her anyhow
She piles them up
Spit in her loving cup
She drinks it down
Won't make a sound
It's all around
It's all around
It's vanity
And ecstasy
It's gonna drop its weight
Asphyxiate
Weight bearing down
Weight bearing down
Our lame lady of the highways
A siren is how she cries
Bleeding in every direction
Singing you lullabies

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from Bum Raps & Love Taps, released January 1, 2005
vocals - Jennifer Charles
guitar, bass - Oren Bloedow
guitar, piano, pump organ - Ed Pastorini
keyboard - Thomas Bartlett
bass - Shahzad Ismaily
drums - George Javori, Claude Coleman
drum loop - Jean-Marc Butty

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Elysian Fields New York

Jennifer Charles and Oren Bloedow are the writers who make up the critically acclaimed New York band. Cult status, cosmic appeal, since 1995

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