song from the Mansfield Reformatory (starin' at a shoe-string)

from revenge of sadfam by Perhapsy

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"Song from the Mansfield Reformatory (Starin’ at a Shoestring)"

Starin’ at my shoestring
Oh what a strange thing
To think my wife and kids
Would learn it’d serve my undoing

I remember teachin’ my son
To tie the laces good
The bunny hides in the hole
Out the other side beautiful and bold

Lights out
The time is right I guess
All alone in this mess
 Is this what
I really want
Or to thread some other way

You can learn all kinds of things
Starin’ at a shoestring
Like the snake that started it all
Like a used car salesman standing tall

Lights out
The time is right I guess
All alone in this mess
 Is this what
I really want
Or to see another day

Place my head on a pillow
Polyester and cotton
I think I’ll dream tonight
Think I’ll dream again tonight

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from revenge of sadfam, released August 6, 2022

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Perhapsy Oakland, California

KSB album: porchpartyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kingdom-starlight-bliss

Perhapsy is the solo project of musician/graphic-artist Derek Barber, guitarist and songwriter of Oakland-based groups Spacemoth, Mahwam, Bells Atlas, and former contributor to Curls (Christopher Owens of Girls), Astronauts, etc., and more ... more

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