Clothesline
Love Marble Hoe Down, 1996

I've been swingin' all day
with empty pockets
since you hung me out to dry
what was Andy never said
about his new-found rocket
tucked in the side of his garage (????)
Billy fell off his bike, lost his favorite marbles,
explained to his Mom
by the seat of his pants

Josie's little brother was diggin' in his father's garden
looking for that Orient express
that runs right through the core
All day long he plowed,
all day long he planned,
'til his team was tired and sore
His father saw the footprints
on the plush white carpet
and bore a deeper hole
in the seat of his pants

So you unpinned the pins,
brought me for a bike ride
down the street and to the park,
smelling, lights, and sound, (??)
candy canes and mudpies,
then you spilled that ice cream in the dark,
now I'm back on the clothesline,
I'll keep your dirty secrets,
'til you spill some Rocky Road
down the front of your pants

La la la la la la la la,
la la la la, la la la la la

Transcription by Jeffrey and Janine.

Click here to go back to lyrics