"The Town & Miss Lorraine" from The Thread That Keeps Us by Calexico

Calexico - The Thread That Keeps Us The Town & Miss Lorraine

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ISRC:USEP41738006
Recorded:2017 Wavelab Studio & Panoramic House

Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard, Percussion:Joey Burns
Drums, Percussion:John Convertino
Backing Vocals:Johnny Contreras
Cello:Evan Shelton
Trumpet, Guitar, Synth, Vibraphone, Backing Vocals, Thunder Drum:Martin Wenk
Pedal Steel:Connor Gallaher
String Arrangement:Max Knoth
Violin:Tom Hagerman
Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Synth:Sergio Mendoza
Upright & Electric Bass:Scott Colberg
Trumpet, Backing Vocals, Vibraphone, Percussion:Jacob Valenzuela
Guitar, Vocals, Vibraphone, Percussion:Jairo Zavala
Percussion, Synth, Drum Machine, Distortion & Phase Gate Keeper:Chris Schultz

Lyrics

I found a book in a washed up ship
reading the notes the captain stitched
inside his suit of dust I wait as the waves
carry me back to shore

My neighbor Miss Lorraine commands
the town’s attention when she wants
she has a way of making everyone she meets
feel lost and alone with no direction home

There’s a bad accident on the interstate
a snake of engine oil reaching out

The fire inside my soul is nearly flickered out
so I order another round

Sliding into the sea
with cynicism and rum
watching Miss Lorraine
smoking alone with the moon