I've got a poem in my brogues
a dream under my hat
a downtown alley roll-bones
sleeping like a rat
I drop a coin in the jukebox
hear the record play
take it easy but take it
all the same
I found a matchbox cure
I dial the number slow and hazy
her voice comes through so pure
asking, "where have you been lately?"
I say, "I can be anywhere
if you would name the place,"
take it easy but take it
all the same
With the lights down low
we share a joke, roll a smoke
with her hand in mine
she gets that look in her eyes
A whisper through a tin speaker
behind a barber shop
she says, "come on up
put your coat over the heater
help yourself to a Calvados
sit by the window,
look out at the rain
take it easy but take it
all the same
With the lights down low
we share a joke, roll a smoke
with her hand in mine
she gets that familiar look in her eyes
Black coffee, wireless news
hands shaking just to tie my shoes
I fix my hat to meet the day
I'm in bad need of a shave
standing in the doorway
smile on her face
take it easy but take it
all the same
credits
from Session IX,
released June 23, 2018
Words and Music written by Bootleg Slim
All music performed by Bootleg Slim
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