Top Songs By Will Oldham
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Will Oldham
Remixer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joseph Will Oldham
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Will Oldham
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
And my brother's disappeared
And the fish ain't biting like they used to
In my motel room
Opens to a well-trimmed lawn
[Verse 2]
But the evening's warm
I know just what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna drink and party
With my friend Marty
Till the abstract blues are gone
[Verse 3]
Well, the cooler's full of ice
And we've wedged open the motel room door
And there's a pair of girls just out of this world
In room one-oh-four
They're on their way over
With bikini tops and cut off jeans
We don't know their names
But there's no mistaking what their matter means
[Verse 4]
Me and Marty and the girls, we party
On the ocean side
Turned off the world for a while
Let the problems slide
There's no better bruise
For the abstract blues
Than a K.O. to ennui
[Verse 5]
And we'll be punching the lights out
Until the night's out
The girls and Marty and me
[Verse 6]
Lori is an Asian-American
I love the exotic type
She says she's searchin'
The whole world for surfin' the perfect pipe
She don't like her parents
But ain't that inherent for a healthy girl?
I don't know where she's been
But tonight I will hang ten on a surfer girl
[Verse 7]
And Marty's got Suzy by his side
They're dancing to a Latin beat
She's got cute little anklets
Resting just over her tan little feet
I can't hear what they're saying
But I can tell that they're praying that the song won't end
And neither this
Before we all go back to the real world again
[Verse 8]
Me and Marty and the girls, we party
By the ocean side
Turned off the world for a while
Let the problems slide
There's no better bruise
For the abstract blues
Than a K.O. to ennui
[Verse 9]
We're gonna get the decision
Festive collision
The girls and Marty and me
[Verse 10]
Then in the morning
Sunshine comes warning the window blind
I'm laying Lori, who's just laid with me
And it blows my mind
[Verse 11]
And I'm thinking that this time
I won't be going back to my former life
I'm throwing my lot in
'Cause I'm glad right now I got into the maritime life
[Verse 12]
Me and Marty and the girls, we party
At the ocean side
Turned off the world for a while
Let the problems slide
There's no better bruise
For the abstract blues
Than a K.O. to ennui
[Verse 13]
And we'll be punching the lights out
Until the night's out
Gonna get the decision
Festive collision
The girls and Marty and me
Written by: Joseph Will Oldham