The Jayhawks — Haywire
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Billy was a vampire
Carving out an empire
Strolling Pirates' Alley in the middle of the night
Buy a round of cocktails
Spinning sordid fables in the twilight
That's all right
Scattered words that matter
It's a disaster in the making
Take the time to smell the leaves beneath the trees
( Smile, smile, smile)
That's all right
Chorus:
My whole life has gone haywire
I'm just a blade bending in your shade
For your love I'm a vampire
Strolling the ways of Esplanade
I headed up to Pittsburgh
Heard you could get a pretty god sandwich
For fifteen and a dime
Ooh, what I miss that old stretch of road
Down to the Bayou
In the middle of the night
Guilt by association
The mere smell of speculation conjures up for hell
That's all right
Feel the touch of oil from the tankers upon the breeze
( Smile, smile, smile)
Yeah, that's all right
(Chorus)
That's my whole life in a nutshell
Take it as you will
I can hear that old brass band
Playing our song down the hill
That's all right
Won't you smile, smile, smile. That's all right
Won't you smile, smile, smile. That's all right
Won't you smile the smile
That fills the room with an independent light
But that's all right
(Repeat 4 times - Fade)
Carving out an empire
Strolling Pirates' Alley in the middle of the night
Buy a round of cocktails
Spinning sordid fables in the twilight
That's all right
Scattered words that matter
It's a disaster in the making
Take the time to smell the leaves beneath the trees
( Smile, smile, smile)
That's all right
Chorus:
My whole life has gone haywire
I'm just a blade bending in your shade
For your love I'm a vampire
Strolling the ways of Esplanade
I headed up to Pittsburgh
Heard you could get a pretty god sandwich
For fifteen and a dime
Ooh, what I miss that old stretch of road
Down to the Bayou
In the middle of the night
Guilt by association
The mere smell of speculation conjures up for hell
That's all right
Feel the touch of oil from the tankers upon the breeze
( Smile, smile, smile)
Yeah, that's all right
(Chorus)
That's my whole life in a nutshell
Take it as you will
I can hear that old brass band
Playing our song down the hill
That's all right
Won't you smile, smile, smile. That's all right
Won't you smile, smile, smile. That's all right
Won't you smile the smile
That fills the room with an independent light
But that's all right
(Repeat 4 times - Fade)
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Love these guys - looked up their tour schedule. . .like most of my favorite bands, all over Europe, nothing here. What does that say? I feel like moving!
This band has really grown on me. Love their music.
For some this would be elegaic, but for me it's snoozeville, sadly 
Pretty. Nice.........pretty nice.
Love the Jayhawks! Saw them in Memphis with Thorns. Saw them in Mobile too. They are fabulous in concert! Their fans come out in droves and the band plays directly to them like we were all in a garage somewhere. Tooo much fun!!!
Not a fan of his voice...band is okay.
Well, I don´t know about this Jwk´s album. Maybe the first ? Good sound.