Elliot Brown Notes
I try to pay attention to song introductions because introductions to songs often grab us on first listen but afterwards serve only as triggers to our memory of what follows in the rest of the song. They can be like a punchline to a long joke or a magic trick – only effective the first […]
Hitchhiking out in the rain, But I see no cause to complain,My tears are dried and deep down insideI’m seeing blue skies again I lost my baby out here, I searched the town everywhere,No goodbye card, been raining hard, (but)My clouds are starting to clear, I hung my head everyday, I guess I lost the […]
Silverbelly Open Road and banjo on my knees, Farewell Carolina, spend our money how you please, We’re a long way, a long way from Nashville Found a bright casino and I lost a bunch of change, Praying we’ve got enough gas, get us off this mountain range, We’re a long way, a long way from […]
I’ve got this thing called Delirium Tremens, Where the patterns on the wall come alive, A plague of rats crawl by me and Up my shirt like a stolen beehive, If I get out of this pale vortex I’ll never pour the pure rum then, What am I thinking? I’ve been drinking since I woke […]
I know a guy who owns a barHe gave me some money and the keys to his carAnd I said I’m rich for a dayHe said a word about the shape of my headThe shade of my thoughts and makin’ my bedAnd I said you got it wrong man, I’m okayBut no sinnerman can throw […]
Bar across the basement door, Heading to the general store, Whole town sleepin’ sound tonight, Mama’s sayin ‘ it’s all right, Ain’t no pockets in a shroud, My old Daddy’d be so proud, Mama’s gravy, my homekill, Savin’ on the grocery bill, The angel of blind justice came Through this town with his good name, […]
Lying in my room because the crew got rained off once again,Lit my first and ran outside and hit the creek with pad and pen,Couldn’t really tell you why I had to go but Anna I will try,See the orange autumn leaves fall on the water,Every day I need a portion of disorder,Afternoons with Anna […]
Seven jars left on the chair,Two of them empty, five of them clear,Gone before the sunrise,will there be more surprises from here? Have another coffee,Am I losing ground? Am I losing ground? Somewhere in the fire and rum,Was a golden locket of treasures undone,Uncoiled jack in the boxes,Uncoiled snakes in the paths where you run, […]
The Sky Tower rises like a giant cock in the sky,The sun pours down and the flowers in the concrete cry,The alleyways are empty and I like it that way,I walk around alone and no one knows where I stay,lonely hearts of Lockdown, rockin’ the night away, I hung my jacket on my girlfriend under […]
Counting cards, counting pennies, counting closing of doors,Counting one tear too many. Don’t you cry anymore. (Who’s fooling who?) Now the magic is over, for the final encore,All your chains will be broken. You won’t cry anymore. I’m breaking the spell you’ve been under,I’m tearing the veil down in two,I won’t leave you hoping or […]
Elliot Brown Notes