We used to smoke on the fire escape now we just smoke in the living roomIn the plastic patio chairs that the last tenant leftI came to Reseda for the cheap rent and the distant listless gloomI answered a Craigslist ad for a roommate, Rosa was it She waits tables on the weekdaysPicks up any … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Rosa & Reseda (lyrics)
Keeping quiet through the brake checkWhen the bulls leave I’m alone againGot a crew change from a guy I knew in collegeI’m making new plansI’m catching out of BethlehemChasing trains like I’m 19 again Well I got my sights set on LAI’ll swim in the ocean on my birthdayWrapped in a sleeping bag and diesel … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Bury Me Anywhere Else (lyrics)
It’s a new kind of empty, a beach town in the fall.It’s new kind of silent, counting cracks in the wall. There’s no one left to call.I’m locked in a jail cell. It’s a quarter past three.I can make out the weather on the lobby TV. It’s gonna rain this week. But I’m a pair … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Bloodied Up In A Bar Fight (lyrics)
At a big wooden tableIn an office off Ann StreetIt might as well be the oceanFor as far as you feel from me But honey, baby, pleaseShit I’m sorryI didn’t mean to call you honey I trace the grain with my fingerKeep my eyes low, stir my coffeeI shoulda let you go soonerI know that … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Just Sign The Papers (lyrics)
One, two, threeOne, two, three Down in Asbury ParkIn a sublet, I’m rentingI got a new jobWhere I’m out painting housesThe sun on my neckAnd some cash in my pocketAt least there’s fresh air here I watch families stroll byWith their kids on vacationScrape decades of lead paintAnd salt air off porchesAlone with my thoughtsAnd … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Lead Paint & Salt Air (lyrics)
He invited me in;Said his name was Jesse and to take a look aroundI found my coat at the bottom of the closet, dug it outThe only thing that she leftThere in the middle of the room, was the couchShe’d always hated the pattern or the textureI can’t remember it nowI relived those nights there … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Green Like The G Train, Green Like Sea Foam (lyrics)
Goodbye CarolinaI felt cold and I felt weakTook a midnight bus from AshevillePassed like a ghost through TennesseeBrushed the northern edge of BlacksburgLike the hair off of your cheeksI wish I could fall asleep, half-dead in the window seat;Awake for weeks Good morning ManhattanStopped at Port AuthorityI’ll take a train under the riverRide the A … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Goodbye, Caroline Blues (lyrics)
Same fucking payphoneI’m calling north to Mom to askWhat year the Mustang isAnd when she answers, I, I hear your voice, Dad“I’m coming home soonCould I borrow cash to square some debts?I know I sound desperate, but I swear to god, MaI’ll pay you back” I bought myself a burner; programmed your number inTook an … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – 67, Cherry Red (lyrics)
The most remarkable thing about coming home to youIs the feeling of being in motion again It’s the most extraordinary feeling in the whole worldI’ve got two big handsAnd a heart pumping bloodAnd a 1967 Colt .45With a busted safety catch The world shinesAs I cross the Macon county lineGoing to Georgia The most remarkable … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Going To Georgia (originally by The Mountain Goats) lyrics
I woke up to shorebirdsI must be close to the seaI walked through the parking lot;Felt the pavement burning my bare feetI stumbled out eastward;Pushed my way through the reedsI woke up to shorebirdsI dreamed about drowning at sea I’m staring out at nothingCarolina coastI’ll wade through the shallowsIt feels like I’m chasing your ghostAnd … Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties – Caroline Coast (lyrics)