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Breakdown Lane

from The Wishing Stone Songs by Lara Ewen

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On the south side of the city, upstairs from Mabel’s place
Henry can hear the music coming through the floor
Bottles on the table, razor blades in the trash
No one comes to see him anymore

He said, “I could have been an artist, ’cause I used to understand.
I might have been a soldier, might have been a family man.
Used to want to be a sailor, never quite got off the ground.
I’ve never been to Paris, but I’ve been around.
I’ve been around.”

He said, “Time is a gambler and wishes are tin.
But I wish I had a dime for all the things I could have been.
I’d spend it on the slot machines, I’d buy you all a drink.
I’d spend it on the slot machines, I’d buy you all a drink.”

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He said, “Mother Mary, can you help me?
Can you spare some change?”
I said, “Father, Father, where the hell are you?
You can find me in the breakdown lane.”

He said, “Did I ever tell you ’bout this woman that I knew?
She was silk and lace and porcelain face and fancy French perfume
I would have sold my soul if she had asked me to.
I really thought I loved her. Don’t know why I’m telling you.”

He said, “I just can’t seem to sleep nights, it’s messing up my brain.
And drinking is what’s keeping me from going insane.
Can you pass the cigarettes? I’m gonna quit these soon.”
Henry blows the match out and smoke fills the room.

And the band downstairs is packing up to go.
Mabel’s closing early ’cause tonight’s been pretty slow.
Henry’s sitting in the corner, drinking alone.
Sitting in a corner, drinking alone.

chorus

(I'm resting my bones in the breakdown lane.)

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from The Wishing Stone Songs, released September 20, 2013

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Lara Ewen New York

Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Lara Ewen tells stories, most of which are true. Her work blends both the real and the imagined, and the musical landscape she navigates dips into country, Americana, and singer/songwriter influences, drawing comparisons to musicians who sometimes get summarily lumped into the folk category, such as Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams and Jonatha Brooke. ... more

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