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What Say You

Upstairs a handsome woman slept
She practiced out the act of creation
With blind acceptance
She bore her station in this life

As one of two that woman lived
He was twice her age, at least he looked it
Years of smoke and worry creased his skin
and hollowed both his eyes

{Chorus}
What say you?
What are you waiting for?
What say you?
Alone on your own.

While walking down the gravel road
Winter came and turned their breath to stone
They walked this world together
But in the end they face their gods alone

Coarse tobacco met their breath
Mingled with the sentiment they spoke
Reflecting on the magic that they lost
They inhaled the fragrant smoke

{Chorus}

He worried 'bout the little things
The telephone and when it rings
And when it rings he leaves it where it lies
He's got those hollow eyes

Swirling wisps of bluish smoke
She smiles at him a silent joke,
She smiles at him and thinks "at least he tries."
He's got those hollow eyes

{Chorus}

So many personalities
Are casualties of lives they didn't choose
Some have merely lost their way
Some have nothing left to lose

Counting sheep and losing sleep
And gaining only glimpses of the problem
She lies there in her bed at night
And resigns herself to solve them

{Chorus}

Oh riding on the wake of sleep
She rocks herself and learns to sleep
Honey it ain't all right
but it ain't all wrong

Play your fiddle and lend your voice
Listen to yourself you have no choice
Honey it ain't all right but it ain't all wrong
Play your fiddle and lend your voice
Listen to yourself you have no choice

Honey it ain't all right but it ain't all wrong
Whoah play your fiddle and lend your voice
Listen to yourself you have no choice
Honey it ain't all right but it ain't all wrong.

Oh riding on the wake of sleep
She rocks herself and learns to sleep
Honey it ain't all right
but it ain't all wrong

Play your fiddle and lend your voice
Listen to yourself you have no choice
Honey it ain't all right but it ain't all wrong

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from Live At The Palladium 11​/​27​/​99, released July 1, 2018

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Reid Genauer San Francisco, California

Reid Genauer is an American Musician best known for his roles as singer, songwriter, storyteller in Assembly of Dust and Strangefolk

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