A Penny For The Band Lyrics - Man Descending - Justin Rutledge

Another Shirley Temple, 

Another Caine and Able, 

There's nothing out the window, 

And nothing on the table. 

This life is like a sad list 

Strong across the Nation, 

If I miss you at the soundcheck, 

I'll see you at the station. 

There's a beast inside of me, 

And he's not bad company 

But he speaks in tongues I can never understand, 

He says it's one more show and a penny for the band. 

Keep everybody dancing, 

Keep everybody spending, 

I know I am not a good man, 

But I can keep pretending. 

I made it in a doorway, 

Your dress is like a dark vale, 

But I'm not going your way, 

I'm going back to heartache. 

With a bottle of Burgundy, 

Where she waits on the balcony, 

With a northern wish and a daisy in her hand, 

To send me all her love and a penny for the band. 

There's a beast inside of me, 

And I miss my family, 

All these pages and these stages made of sand, 

Still, it's one more show and a penny for the band, 

One more show and a penny for the band.