Jeffrey Lewis

The Upside-Down Cross
My wife Ilene and IMy wife Ilene and IWe embarked on a trip to FloridaWe were trying to save our marriage and a manateeWell sometimes we wouldn't speak for a weekTheir bloody bodies would wash up on the beachWe paddled out on anything that would floatWe threw the rocks at the people in their white power boatsMy girl, the sweet LenoreMy girl, the sweet LenoreWe embarked on a trip to AlgeriaWe thought it was for the causeWe planted bombs they wouldn't even seeWe were trying to oust the dirty French armyWe ran and ran and hid by a crossWe fell in love as the blasts went offThen one day she said it was overBut I didn't buy 'cos we weren't soberI said, "Please don't leave me, I need you girlI need yr help to save this world."Oh, I went to Kansas City with a lady friendSongtexteYeah, I went to Kansas City with a lady friendWe were up in Des Moins from Round the Bend yeahI went to Kansas City with a lady friendWe dug in crazy love, deep drit groundAn Elevator fell it didn't make a soundNow it's heart of silvercame raining downIt was dark and gritty in Kansas CityThen one day she said it was overBut I didn't buy 'cos we weren't soberI said, "Please don't leave me, I need you girlI need yr help to save this world." Aus Songtexte Mania