Why She's Acting This Way Lyrics - Our Mother The Mountain - Townes Van Zandt

Like silent she stands like laughter she falls 

From a castle of sand like a memory she crawls 

And the mockingbirds grieve 'cause they can't make her cry 

They'll soon start to believe that the lady has died 

What it all goes to show it ain't my job to say 

For who am I to know why she's actin' this way 

Once again turn away if you're sure that it's done 

Tell your prophets to pray, tell your bandits to run 

Take your eyelids of stone they won't do you no harm 

Take your cross made of bones take your your fly-paper arms 

And when everything's placed in your coffin and go 

Through a scarf 'round your face 'cause the subway gets cold 

Pack up your sunflower smile and your bandanna blues 

Take your worthless denials they're all you've got left to lose 

Take your Tinkerbell lies and your weary desires 

Take the tears in your eyes take your cup full of fire 

Give your lover a call if your legs start to fail 

And he'll come break your fall with a bed full of nails 

No need to glance back again there ain't nothin' to see 

Just this drunken old man and this woman and me 

And you've made it quite plain that we're just wastin' time 

And you say that it seems strange that I'm staying behind 

But you don't worry 'bout me I can make it alone 

'Cause I got no place to be and I ain't far from home