Lockdown Blues

from Basement Quarantine by Matt Talmage

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She said, "I need to know, so I have to ask"
But there ain't no good that can come from that
As we waited for our table, Second Avenue

There's a healthy pour of a decent red
And I watched that wine go straight to your head
As the glow from your phone screen turned your cheeks blue

Why do I do this to myself again and again?
If you don't know by now, you'll never understand

'Cause if you need to think about it, your mind is made up
And if you keep dancing around it, you're moving too much
And if you can't say what you're feeling, then you don't feel the same
I guess I'll go home now, 'cause it's getting late

At some local dive with an open mic
A hundred half-baked songs that I couldn't write
Always trying to get the words down, ignored the situation
She said, "I thought I knew you, but now I doubt it"
So I'll have to learn to live without it
Now I'm trying to find a taxi before it starts raining

How does this weather turn so quick every time?
If you ain't learned by now, just quit asking why

So I'll stay home, leave the lights off
Pour a drink, count the cars on the avenue
I'll catch some conversations, watch TV
Try to drown out the lockdown blues

But what are we gonna do?
Your guess is as good as mine, babe
But what are we gonna do?
I think we're running out of time, babe

Are we running out of time?
What are we gonna do?

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from Basement Quarantine, released June 5, 2020

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Matt Talmage New York, New York

occasional songwriter from nyc.

used to have a band called man in a crowd.

mostly just play for my cats now.

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