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Ballad of the Homer Spit

from 1 by Matt Kresling

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So I ask where home is.
Javier shows me his;
where it's parked,
and it creaks in the wind.
The rust color of carp,
the one covered with tarp,
though it don't stop the rain leaking in.
No, it don't stop the rain leaking in.

If you can't find him there,
try the packing plant where
he's got use of a functioning sink.
He gets a mason jar full.
It's more or less potable.
Oh, how awesome to always have water to drink.
It's awesome to always have water to drink.

If mildew and fish make you ill,
you may wish you were still
in the States staying clean.
But some guys feel the lure
(think of flies and manure).
Come on out to the Spit
and you'll know what I mean.

There's a girl from the East,
must be sixteen, at least.
In the bar, she's the fisherman's dread.
She's too small to be caught.
Still, the halibut's not
the only one with two eyes on one side of its head,
the only one with two eyes on one side of its head.

They can't help, can't help but note
that she's got on a man's overcoat.
It's a startling addition to a limited wardrobe
each man in the bar knows by rote.

The next morning I go
down the camper-shell row,
but find Javier absent from his.
Through the cracked windowpane
I see a bucket for rain.
Yeah, rainwater, that's what I hope that it is.
Rainwater, that's what I hope that it is.

And then I hear his farewell
from the neighboring shell
and Javier steps out into the street.
Although filthy and drawn,
he's got the overcoat on,
and he's the envy of the entire halibut fleet,
the envy of the entire halibut fleet,
of me and the entire halibut fleet.

If mildew and fish
make you ill, you may wish
you were still in the States staying clean.
But some guys feel the lure
(think of flies and manure).
Come on out to the Spit
and you'll know what I mean.

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from 1, released January 31, 2009
Guitar: Jake Krohn, Bass: Lonnie Wilson, Drums: Lewie Fitz

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