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Jazz, New Orleans, 2nd line - Old Man on the Subway

from Tom McGuire & the Brassholes by Tom McGuire & the Brassholes

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Old man on the subway, drinking all the wine
He sure looks like he’s having himself a pretty goddamn good time,
I know I got it good, I got it all right,
But there’s something just underneath I cant deny
Perverse desire, to be just like,
The old man on the subway, drinking all the wine

I got this friend in medical school, he’s got the smarts he ain’t no fool
He told me a recenently, he got the same temptation as me
Liberation of throwing it all away,
Sitting on a bench blasting through a bag of super-t
Something about it really appeals to me

Old man on the subway, drinking all the wine
He sure looks like he’s having himself a pretty goddamn good time,
I know I got it good, I got it alright,
But there's something just underneath I cant deny
Perverse desire, to be just like,
The old man on the subway, drinking all the wine

Well oblivion takes courage to pursue, who can know what the boy's been through
He’s abandoned everything he’s even knew
He’s got a strategy, I’ve gotta find one too
Sitting on a bench blasting through a bag of super-t
Something about it really appeals to me

Old man on the subway, drinking all the wine
He sure looks like he’s having himself a pretty goddamn good time,
I know I got it good, I got it alright,
But there’s something just underneath I cant deny
Perverse desire, to be just like,
The old man on the subway, drinking all the wine

People grumble and mutter, give him a pretty hard time
But you cant say what life holds for you down the line
You’re lucky if you have some grasp of your mind
He’s found a way to cope with life
I’ve still to find mine

Old man on the subway, drinking all the wine
He sure looks like he’s having himself a pretty goddamn good time,
I know I got it good, I got it alright,
But there’s something just underneath I cant deny
Perverse desire, to be just like,
Cos it might be you someday
So spare a little thought today
The old man on the subway, drinking all the wine

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from Tom McGuire & the Brassholes, released January 18, 2019
Old Man on the Subway
Horn arrangements by Liam Shortall

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