I like a man in uniform
She said to her co-workers
The creases keep me warm
He's just as forward as me
So by the time he'd be bored of me
He's sailed off to the firestorm
Itinerancy is the norm
So when I give him all of me
There'll be no controversy
In his dress whites he looked better
In his dress whites he looked better
He looked better than in the autumn
Coming home in a box
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I like a cougar on a Friday
He told his commanding officer
Packing up for shore leave holiday
She's all about right now
Right now is all I got
Modern sailors don't tie knots
Budweisers & shots
Ringing out from the register
Always get the best of her
In the barlight she looked better
In the barlight she looked better
She looked better than in the morning
Driving him home in her car
He said this is my final stand
Before they send me to Bumfuckistan
You'll be mine forever
Forever is half an hour in the back of your sedan
Will you keep it if it takes
She said I'm pretty sure I can
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He didn't die alone
His brothers cradled his head
As he bled into the Green Zone
But she will never know
She just waits for sailors
When they go
To the bars of San Diego
(words and melody by John Lindenbaum)
credits
from Expat EP,
released December 31, 2012
Music by Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst, and Boris Williams.
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