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| Tale of a loser who picks up a hitchiking loser. A cute hitchiking loser. |
CD: Art Is A Lie, Baby
Credits: Music and Lyrics by Kaptain Karl |
Story Behind the Song
Almost all of this song is fictitious Driving home from Denver I met a girl hitchhiking back to Des Moines. I didn't give her a ride, because I got a bad vibe, but she stuck in my mind.
This was recorded at Memphis Studios in Northfield MN. Memphis Evans produced and added guitar, bass and backing vocals.
Paradoxically, though this song runs over three minutes, it took us only two minutes thirty-six seconds to record. Thank you Stephen Hawking.
Lyrics
Well I was down in Nebraska
on my way to Kansas City
and nobody showed me the way
I could find it on my own
Well she said her name was Sheila
but I didn't quite believe her
'cause I looked at the name on her coat
and I'll swear that it said Joan
"Well," I said "I'm headed east."
and she said, "I'm headed east."
She asked me for a ride so I offered her a ride
I was headed east
She didn't talk a lot
She didn't have much to say
so I turned and I said to her,
"You don't have much to say."
Well she said that she was sorry
but she'd always heard that talk
All talk would make ya weak and talk was cheap
and I said, "Babe, ya got me wrong."
Well then I think she started smilin'
(started smilin')
but I had to turn away
(I turned away)
'cause I can't stand a smile but in a while
she didn't smile that way
But then she looked so sad
(looked so sad)
so I asked if she was sad
("Are you sad?")
She told me I was dumb I said, "How come?"
She said, "Of course I'm feeling sad!"
She said her heart was broken
("My heart's broken")
She sad no friends and she was broke
("Help me out I'm broke")
Her lover left here there in the square
She was all alone and broke
So I handed her a twenty
("Here's a twenty")
and I said I'd be her friend
("I'll be your friend")
She said "I'm not a whore!"
She slammed the door and I said,
"That's not what I meant."
Well I made it through Nebraska
(through Nebraska)
Now I'm here in Kansas City
(in old K.C.)
but I wish that I had Sheila to talk to
or maybe even Joan
(but it's just me)
Yeah Sheila or Joan
(it's just me)
Was it Sheila or Joan?
(It's just me)
Well I guess I'll never know
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