Perfect For One Day

from Throw Away Scratch by Harris Trucks

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lyrics

Here's a little song,
it's all about selling some cars,
important things people lose
getting drunk in bars.
And far from the brain,
the mistakes that we've made
when we worried bout the others
'stead of worrying bout ourselves.
They can all just go to hell.

And oh how they'll say,
it was pretty here for just one day.

Now I can keep on worrying
cause you know it keeps me thin,
I love a man who chokes to death
behind a big fat grin.
He told me as they came
to fly his soul away, he said
"thank God I've always lived it
like it's going out of style,
smiling every mile."

And oh how they'll say,
it was pretty here for just one day.

Tra-la-la-la, Tra-la-la-la,
Tra-la-la-la, Tra-la-la, la-la...

Smile into the camera,
it shows so much within,
you won't believe
the depth of heart
fathomed round your chin.
On a clear day you can see
infinitely into those eyes,
merrily concealed by all the
gestures of the pros,
weak skin and broken bones.

And oh how they'll say,
it was pretty here for just one day.
Please steal the pain
and smear it on some else's face.

All the sounds of youthful shout
have strung out in the cold,
the tattered tales of yesteryear
are patterned in the folds,
the trouble you thought quiet now
is tightening its hold.

I'll win my fame,
it'll never be the present tense again.
Oh how they'll faint,
got the ideal climate on a string.
Oh how they'll say,
it was pretty here for just one day.

credits

from Throw Away Scratch, released September 21, 2010
Jason Brandt Harris - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums

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