Lap of Luxury

from Parting Bead by Noble Lake

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Recorded at Beat Babies 2008
Engineers- Chris Freeland and Mickey Freeland

lyrics

Well the old haunts ain't the same since you left town
and I miss you hanging round
from time to time I've found
Are you happy on the shores of that dry land?
In the sun and on the sand?
'cause I could use some company
or just a guiding hand

But all I got is a looming history
Of troubled thoughts and crying eyes to see
out of windows on the pisspoor side of town
Boarded up and rubble bound
And I know what's coming down

(chorus)
When the harbor lights a beacon on the sea
Will the saints deliver me into the lap of luxury?
'cause in my mind it's always gold and evergreen
But nothin' ever works
the way I plan these days it seems

Well I wish I could steer clear of you somehow
Mend my ways and settle down
But I'm restless and unbound
and darlin' all I ever want is time
with you by my side
and there's no use in trying to stem
the turning of the tide

'Though it seems you have a waning sympathy
for troubled minds and rakish men like me
And it's a heart attack to feel as though disowned
And I'll clamor, piss and moan
until I'm sinking like a stone

But when the harbor lights a beacon on the sea....

credits

from Parting Bead, released June 16, 2011
Jenn Wasner- electric guitar, b. vocals
Andy Stack- bass, drums
James Sarsgard- acoustic guitar, vocals
Justin Lucas- lap steel

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Noble Lake Portland, Oregon

Noble Lake was born in 2005 in Baltimore. Took her name from a place in Iowa. Songs written by James Sarsgard, who lays down his head in Portland, Or.

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