Venedig Ist Ein Katzensprung
I'll warn you, if cornered, I'll scratch my way out of the pen
Wired, an animal
The claustrophobia begins
You think I'm scared of girls
Well maybe
But I'm not afraid of you
You want to scare me then you'll cling to me no matter what I do
Tell you a secret
They shared a needle once or twice
I loved her, she loved me
We slept together a couple of times
You think I'm proud of this
Well maybe
But the shame you never lose
Infatuated with a lunatic and cornered by the muse
And it goes down every night
This must be what jail is really lik
That's Why I'm Laughing
from The Nightshift Watchman
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Clear blue sky
Looking through my father's eyes
Way up high
A diamond made of nylon flies
Out of a fishing reel
the string is drawn
fishing for dreams up there
and songs
That's why I'm laughing
Last time I held this line
the pull was strong
could it be that much time
has gone?
Chorus
That's why I'm laughing
That's why I'm laughing
That's why I'm laughing.....now
Years gone by
Looking at my father smile
Way up high
The kite he made could really fly
Quick as a box-kite wind
The time can be
Leaving the kite he made
For me
That's why I'm laughing
'Cause even with all this change
And time between
You can be here, so clear
With me
Chorus
Feeling the pull so strong
And far away
Knowing that dreams still fly
Today
Chorus
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