Philly Sinks Lyrics - Aimee Mann

It's always locusts, or floods, or drought 

And then it's parties or prayer 

He picks a girl he can live without 

And puts her down over there 

Philly thinks, and when he thinks he can't feel anymore 

Philly drinks, and when he drinks, all the drunks hit the floor 

Philly sinks, and when he sinks you go down 

And when you do, you both drown 

Congratulations, you hit the mark 

You got the bird on the wing 

The animatronic bloodhounds bark 

The wind-up mockingbirds sing 

Philly thinks, and when he thinks you can't feel anymore 

Philly drinks, at least he did when you knew him before 

Philly sinks, but now the glass is a girl 

But now the girl is a frown 

Well, you can put in your oar 

But you're hoping for more 

Like the gulls and the freighters they follow around 

And if the rowing gets dull 

Just knock a hole in the hull 

And let the ocean swallow you down 

Philly thinks, and when he thinks he can't swim anymore 

Philly drinks, until the tide pulls away from the shore 

Philly sinks, and when he sinks you go down 

And when you do, you both drown