Drownin' on the Corner

from City of the Violet Crown by Bill Carter

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I'm drownin' on the corner, rain be pourin' down shoes are filled with water floodin' all around
no money for the phone booth, got no taxi fare, can't shake a splitting headache, lord i do declare

she said she'd come and get me, about a nickel after two
instead I'm drownin' on the corner, wish i had a canoe

the night is black and the wind is cold, a chill underneath my overcoat

I'm drownin' on the corner, body's turnin' blue I'm drownin' on the corner where the hell are you


there's fishes in the gutter, thought i saw a shark, c'mon now baby save me from the rising watermark

pull me from the ocean, straight to your lighthouse, you know how to revive me, with a little mouth to mouth

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from City of the Violet Crown, released January 1, 1994

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