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The Drifting Housewife

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I was more F#worried about taxes
When my lBovely red-eyed bride
Became a F#hair-splitting believer
That I shBould be vilified
She'd sBbmee the rudder fail me
Move to EBgypt, or to Spain
The hC#ammer fell, my fate's altered
Like Bsparks thrown from a flame
You know the LEaw
Know the LBaw
My hF#opes were razed like three day growth
Then rBaked by nervous ticks
Was I the buF#llseye or the launchpad?
I could nBever find the switch
Her eBbmye received heaven from earth
Like an aBtoll petrified
EC#xcept where Saturn's life-belt
Shields a hBalf-life from your eyes
You know the LEaw
Know the LBaw
So doC#n't go getting married
You can oBnly change her name
You know the LEaw
Know the LBaw
I'm out hF#ere on lighthouse duty
Where the foBghorns groan through space
Echo iF#nto red ant country
Through the Bdoldrums and the wastes
I'd rBbmight the wrongs if I could
But some thBings can't be exchanged
So dC#on't go getting married
You can oBnly change her name
DoC#n't go getting married
You can oBnly change her name
You know the ELaw
Know the LBaw

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The Drifting Housewife

by The Drones

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Bbm

I was more worried about taxes

When my lovely red-eyed bride

Became a hair-splitting believer

That I should be vilified

Bbm

She'd see the rudder fail me

Move to Egypt, or to Spain

The hammer fell, my fate's altered

Like sparks thrown from a flame

You know the Law

Know the Law

My hopes were razed like three day growth

Then raked by nervous ticks

Was I the bullseye or the launchpad?

I could never find the switch

Bbm

Her eye received heaven from earth

Like an atoll petrified

Except where Saturn's life-belt

Shields a half-life from your eyes

You know the Law

Know the Law

So don't go getting married

You can only change her name

You know the Law

Know the Law

I'm out here on lighthouse duty

Where the foghorns groan through space

Echo into red ant country

Through the doldrums and the wastes

Bbm

I'd right the wrongs if I could

But some things can't be exchanged

So don't go getting married

You can only change her name

Don't go getting married

You can only change her name

You know the Law

Know the Law

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