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He Don't Understand Love

from Crux Interpretum (Tapes 1​-​3) by The Crux

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Setting out flowers on the top of the roof
The powerlines drip with tennis shoes
Dixieland on the radio
I walk downstairs and watch the food get cold
Hear the taxi and the slammadadoor
“12.50, not a penny more!”
Stairways rumble as his heavy foot falls
I feel it resonating through the cardboard thin walls
Kill the music and I pull down the blinds
Shut out the city’s always waiting outside
Take a deep breath, I can feel his burn
The hinges squeak as the doorknob turns and

He don’t understand love

I don’t hold him, I step out of his way
He brought home his check today
Worked so hard since the days of his youth
I heat him up a bowl of barley soup
Looks in the bowl and squints his eyes
Searching for the meat that’s missing inside
A silent dinner and a shake of his head
Wipes his mouth and walks himself to bed
Polish the picture of Doris & Lou
Moved to the city back in ‘42
Brought their china and their baby along
But left something back on the family farm and now

He don't understand love

I remember when the doctor took me aside
“If he wasn’t so stubborn he’d have surely died
“Two more nights in the hospital, make sure he cuts down on that cholesterol”
So many things in this apartment to clean
TV turns on at 7:15
"Stay tuned for weather and sports"
By 8:00 I can hear him start to snore
Pick up the check from the hardware store
Rent and bills, not a penny more
Dixieland on the radio, I dance soft to the city's glow and

He don't understand love

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from Crux Interpretum (Tapes 1​-​3), released August 13, 2016

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