Paint the Town Blue

from The Valley by Nancy Burke

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Paint the Town Blue

Some roses are hanging their heads in a vase
A voice on the radio taking up space.
Hope rattles around like a coin in a cup
And a dream’s just a dream after you’ve woken up.

You’ve forgotten the milk and the dinner’s gone cold.
There’s no need to watch this cliché growing old.
A stain on your collar, a scuff on your shoe,
Think I’ll go out and paint the town blue.

You can polish those lies ‘til they sparkle and shine,
Hang all those words out to dry on the line,
Take out with the trash all that you loved the most.
Now look in the mirror, you’ll see you’re a ghost.

You can shave off the memories, and scrape off the years,
While the lamplight grows dim and the candles shed tears,
But the lights of the city shine brighter than you,
Think I’ll go out and paint the town blue.

A tear in the curtain, and a hole in the bed,
I’ve been telling myself that it’s all in my head.
The clock on the mantle says quarter to two –
Think I’ll go out and paint the town blue.
Think I’ll go out and paint the town blue.

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from The Valley, released June 4, 2022
Music and Lyrics -- Nancy Burke
Vocals -- Nancy Burke
All Instruments -- Steve Dawson
Recorded and mixed at Kernel Sound Emporium by Steve Dawson
Mastered by Carl Saff

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