Edenless

from Old Hand by Terry Lee Hale

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EDENLESS

SITTING HERE ON THIS OLD BAR STOOL
THE FABRIC OF MY LIFE IS NAUGAHYDE
NOT FALLING OVER YES I’M LOOKING PRETTY GOOD
I JUST LEAN A LITTLE ON THE INSIDE
IT’S A CORNER BAR, A CONGREGATION
JUST A PLACE FOR THE NIGHT OWLS
EDENLESS IS THE SIGN IN THE WINDOW
EDENLESS IN OUR TOWN
BUT I LIKE IT HERE, I’VE GOT A NICKNAME
ALL MY FRIENDS CALL ME “REDHOT”
IT’S THE RHYTHM KING PLAYING IN THE CORNER
4 QUARTERS AND SHE WON’T STOP

CHIEF ONE-EYE, DON AND WILLY,
BIG JOHN AND CRAZY SUE
IT’S LEAKY HERE, THERE’S MUMBLES IN THE CORNER
HORNY JANE’S IN THE BACK BOOTH
YES, I KNOW THAT JANE’S A LIE
AND BY GOD I CAN’T AFFORD IT
BUT I WONDER AS THE NIGHT GOES BY
AND THIS BOTTLE GETS A LITTLE LOWER
BUT I KNOW JUST WHAT’S THE DANCE
BUT MAYBE NOT ALL THE TIMEOUTS
OF COURSE, IT COULD BECOME GOOD ROMANCE
BUT IT’S PROBABLY JUST ANOTHER WIPE-OUT

WE PASS AWAY THE HOURS IN A SMOKE-FILLED ROOM
WE PASS AWAY THE HOURS IN OUR HIDEOUT
WE DON’T PRETEND THAT WE DON’T KNOW HOW
IT’S ENDENLESS IN OUR TOWN
SO, POUR ANOTHER ONE I READ A GOOD FORTUNE
YESTERDAY AT THE TAKE-OUT
I STILL REMEMBER THAT I’M COVERED TODAY
AND THAT I WILL FIND LOST TREASURE
BUT THESE BONES ARE KILLING ME
AND THAT GOES FOR THE DOUBLES
BUT TONIGHT ON THIS BAR ROOM SEAT
ONLY THE MIRROW IS TROUBLE 4X

(C G C G C D#)

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from Old Hand, released November 11, 2020
Karel Holas - violin

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Terry Lee Hale Marseille, France

Currently a resident in Marseille, Hale has been releasing albums for more than three decades. Hale’s work is stubborn and transcendent of genres and deeply evocative in a way that only a true original can be.

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