Live at Club Passim on February 16, 2009. Originally released on "When the River Meets the Sea" (2008).
lyrics
Well, I thought I'd be okay
Walking on my lonesome way,
Til you came to the neighborhood bar,
And while Timmy played guitar,
Won me with a smile so bright
That I thought I'd be alright.
And you kissed me one sweet night,
And you pulled me close and tight,
Then you told me one sweet lie,
And I knew right then that I
Was a poor man's answered prayer -
You were drunk and I was there.
Oh, my God,
Oh, my heart.
I'm no maiden fair,
You were drunk and I was there.
And a better girl than I
Would have hung you out to dry.
But I took you to my bed,
And I crumbled when you said,
"Baby, please don't make me wait...
please...."
Oh, my God,
Oh, my heart.
I'm no maiden fair,
You were drunk and I was there.
And a better man than you
Would have seen the ugly truth.
Would have known that I really liked you.
Would have known,
Would have never come home,
Would have never tried,
Would have never lied
to my heart.
Well, I thought I'd be okay,
Maybe good love would come my way,
Then you told me one sweet lie,
And I know right now that I'm
Just a poor man's answered prayer -
please...
Oh, my God,
Oh, my heart.
I'm no maiden fair,
You were drunk and I was there,
You were drunk and I was there.
credits
from Live at Club Passim 2.16.09,
released July 3, 2020
Music and Lyrics by Rose Polenzani. Performed with the amazing Dinty Child, Jeremy Moses Curtis, Jennifer Kimball, and Austin Nevins.
A vibrant vision of "Central Americana" from the Costa Rica-based artist, blending heartland devotionals with playful Tropicália grooves. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 27, 2022