Will Oldham

I am still what I meant to be And I'm losing my mind But our burdens must lessen Though our enemies thrive Crowded the hall with stock women parts Candles were lit, burdened the hearts Felt a bad vibe kick in just then Things seemed to smolder, enclo

Look how closely you stay It is cold, but it's early yet Just one mile away It is better to forget The vehicle has stalled again I'll walk if you want me to The store is stocked with things Just one lapse and then it's through I am so irritable Give

We dined in the breezeway And met later in the carport for drinks We rationed out the pills Splitting evenly the blues and the pinks We didn't really split the blues I only mean that's what he thinks He's got the mother lode this time Why, o why are

What's the winter's cold negative press What's the spring with its air of rebirth To those felled under wildest duress Trading freedom for a false sense of worth Let the love of our own sacred rites To the love of our people succeed Let friendship an

I went someplace where some friends and I Spent some days in the years that had gone by And one was there it seemed by chance On the left side of the beach blowing on his hands While I sat on a right side rock Glancing over caught off guard and sligh

What's on the other side of the big looking hill Gather your courage gather your free will Go over yondah and catch you a look At what made us get up at what made us tremble and shook I can do without it I can always shout it Let me be myself I pick

If I move slowly through this task I will earn some rest If I move quickly and surely I will do my best I'm sad to see things change For you who were such good friends One should walk the way one needs And when the way is crooked one bends Out that e