You Me & Iowa
Margaret Mourning
If all, as you see, but Margaret, mourning come.
If all, as you see, but Margaret, mourning come.
(Then they'll know we've lost the will to sympathize at all)
If all, as you see, but Margaret, mourning come.
(Then they'll know we've lost the will to sympathize at all)
If all, as you see, but Margaret, mourning come.
(Then they'll know we've lost the will to sympathize at all)
[And we'll fall prey to the only alibi we've got.]
Where we'll stall unfascinated, you will hear.
(She narrows the aperture to slow the wandering eye)
[It's no time for love, it's time to cover up our eyes]
It's no time for love, it's time to shut our eyes.
(It's no time for love, it's time to cover up our eyes)
[Our cannons resign, at once, for warmer, slower days]
No sleep comes to Margaret! Nothing comes! Hey!
No sleep comes to Margaret! Nothing comes! Hey!
No sleep comes to Margaret! Nothing comes! Hey!
No sleep comes to Margaret! Nothing comes! Hey!
No!
If all, as you see, but Margaret, mourning come.
(Then they'll know we've lost the will to sympathize at all)
If all, as you see, but Margaret, mourning come.
(Then they'll know we've lost the will to sympathize at all)
If all, as you see, but Margaret, mourning come.
(Then they'll know we've lost the will to sympathize at all)
[And we'll fall prey to the only alibi we've got.]
Where we'll stall unfascinated, you will hear.
(She narrows the aperture to slow the wandering eye)
[It's no time for love, it's time to cover up our eyes]
It's no time for love, it's time to shut our eyes.
(It's no time for love, it's time to cover up our eyes)
[Our cannons resign, at once, for warmer, slower days]
No sleep comes to Margaret! Nothing comes! Hey!
No sleep comes to Margaret! Nothing comes! Hey!
No sleep comes to Margaret! Nothing comes! Hey!
No sleep comes to Margaret! Nothing comes! Hey!
No!