Needle And Thread Lyrics - Singles - Matt Duke

I packed up and spent a week traveling east on the Interstate 

On a pittance for a fast food diet and some toothpaste 

I can remedy along gettin' drunk, gettin' stoned 

Then I'm back to my good old ways 

Open arms at the bar for the prodigal son who often goes astray 

For now the waking world can wait 

To sing your blues away 

And hope for better days 

Pick an old song 

Then we'll dance in the dark 

It's that needle and thread 

Stitch up my broken heart! 

I cave in, I black out, I bottle up until I pick a fight 

Then I raise a bloody fist in a salute to every passerby 

For the law man's sake I might bend but I won't break 

That part I leave for lovers in life 

This is my right to keep quiet, I'll reserve it for some other time 

For now the waking world can wait 

To sing your blues away 

And hope for better days 

And pick an old song 

Then we'll dance in the dark 

It's that needle and thread 

Stitch up my broken heart! 

Cuff me up and take me in 

So I can sleep an hour or two 

Just me and the gross criminals 

Singing loud with nothing to lose 

Oh Lord, the music save their soul 

When nothing's right 

We'll rock and roll 

For now the waking world can wait 

To sing your blues away 

Hope for better days 

Pick an old song 

Then we'll dance in the dark 

It's that needle and thread...