Strawberry Hill — текст песни (Red House Painter)

i can hear them
speaking in the next room
as they drink and start
losing control and get louder
they wonder about me
i can hear her
twirling the ice with her finger
she`s got that
half dead look in her eyes by now
she worries about me

he`s not like the other boys
around here
he says nothing and sits in his
room and he`s afraid to
and he`s afraid to drive a car
so sad he is

it`s our duty
as we`re respected
it`s our duty
as californians
to show him new life

ever since my staying i`ve been
having bad dreams
so stop eating cabbage and stop
talking to that girl
what are the winters like here?
hush up and play the piano
but have i told you how i love her?
yes but you`re aquarius
and she is capricorn
come come now and meet
your cousins from l.a.
shut up and leave me alone

we know who you are
i read your palm while you
were sleeping
and i read through your diary
and the secrets you`ve been keeping
we were already aware of
and now for dinner and maybe
tomorrow we`ll have a drink
and talk this over
and in the meantime please
think of the good things
we`ve done for you

it`s our duty
as we`re respected
it`s our duty
as californians
to show him new life