good-looking sidekick friend
i last saw you on the other side of the bend
and i told you not to worry about the state we were in
cuz it was wrong
somehow i'm always wrong
gatekeeper to the mysteries i wanna know
boy must have feelings but he never let them show
then he told me not to think too hard about the state we were in
cuz it'd be wrong
somehow i'm always wrong
well it's hard to address you
it's easier to undress you
ain't it strange one word could mean
such opposite things
short change with a million dollar smile
we keep our distance things might just last a while
we are both maintaining barriers, won't let each other in
we don't belong
no we don't belong
we've both got bigger holes to fill
feel like a fish who's lost all of her gills
when you try to hint at something i just nod and look away
guess it's so long
oh yeah it's so long
cuz it's hard to address you
it's easier to undress you
ain't it strange one word could mean
such opposite things
credits
from Start to Feel,
released January 15, 2017
written by Izzy Fradin
The debut LP from Allen Epley (Shiner, The Life and Times) blends '70s-style folk/pop songwriting with dreamy, swirling alt-rock. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 10, 2023