Wasteside

Written by: regina spektor

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Lyrics (as originally posted by Regina on brümstix):

I was sleeping by the wasteside of tomorrow
but its better than sleeping by the wasteside of today
all the barbershops and funeral-homes were open
and the customers were coming and the business was doing great

I was sleeping by the wasteside of tomorrow
just dreaming dreams and drooling on my bed
all the people in my town would be born
then they'd get themselves a little hair cut
and then promptly after they'd be dead

I was sleeping by the wasteside of tomorrow
when a drunk girl awoke me on the train
but I did not see her stumbling and I did not hear her mumbling
as I dubbed myself a passenger
and kindly stepped away

I was sleeping by the wasteside of tomorrow I was sleeping
I was sleeping I was sleeping by the wasteside of tomorrow
I was sleeping by the wasteside of tomorrow of tomorrow
ladies and gentlemen
I was just sleeeeee-ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I was sleeping by the wasteside of tomorrow
but it's better than sleeping by the wasteside of today
all the barbershops and funeral-homes were open
and the customers were coming and the business
was
doing
great...

"woolen gloves" (title unknown)

Written by: regina spektor

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Lyrics (fan transcription):

come downstairs
I'll put flowers in your hair
won't you forgive me now?

somedays are like woolen gloves
you feel warm but you can't touch things properly
can't hold on to glass
can't hold on to rocks
can't hold on to love
while wearing woolen gloves

won't you forgive me now?

if I lived here I would swim every day
my skin would turn darker and I'd have babies and they'd drink all my milk
but I live in New York
with my woolen gloves
falling in and out
of my woolen gloves

won't you forgive me now?

You

Written by: regina spektor

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Lyrics (fan transcription):

never give up loving
unless you have to
never give up loving
unless you must
cause it will haunt you
in the future
will try to crawl into your bed at night

never leave your lover
unless he makes you
by being cold and
awful mean
even then you'll probably
always miss him
he will visit in your dreams

Names and dates and faces
places you were happy
I'll never fall
never fall like that again...

never give up loving
unless you have to
never leave your lover
unless you must
cause it will haunt your
empty heart forever
til your body turns to dust

I want you...

Calendar

Your Honor

Written by: regina spektor

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Lyrics (from the Soviet Kitsch liner notes):

I kissed your lips and I tasted blood
I asked you what happened and you said there'd been a fight
You said I've been fighting for your honor but you wouldn't understand
I said hold on your honor I'll get ice for your hand

Oh you been fighting for my honor and I don't understand
but hold on your honor I'll get ice for your hand...

You said come on baby let's just make love it's the only thing to make me better
you said come on let's just get you out of that sweater
I said I don't kiss losers and I don't kiss winners
And I don't fight for honor cause we all are born sinners

Gargle with peroxide a steak for your eye
but I'm a vegetarian so it's a frozen pizza pie
You tell me that you care and you never do lie
and you fight for my honor but I just don't know why

Mary had a little lamb with fleece as white as snow
You've got me and I'm just a common 'ho
but I know what I am and I know what I ain't
so don't get cut cause I still won't be no saint

Gargle with peroxide a steak for your eye
but I'm a pizzatarian so it's a frozen pizza pie
You tell me that you love me and you never do lie
and you fight for my honor but I just don't know why
You fight for my honor and I don't understand
but hold on your honor I'll get ice for your hand...