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Saint You or Saint Me

from The Elmsley Count by Adam Fromm

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Well, I thought I saw Saint Christopher on Saturday night
Some cover band was playing, he was waiting in line
His hair was all done up with architectural grace
His attitude was polished down to a factory shine
I watched him for a while as he studied his shoes
He looked like he was someplace he didn't want to be
And I'll bet you what's left in my pockets
He never would have noticed Saint You or Saint Me
Never would have noticed Saint You or Saint
You or Saint Me

Well, I thought I saw Saint Catherine in a café on Wednesday
Wearing a blouse with a coffee stain right there on the sleeve
She had a glass of burgundy and a book of Anne Sexton
Both were just half-finished; she had no plans to leave
I watched her wince as the binding cracked beneath her fingers
She looked like she was someplace she didn't want to be
And I'll bet you what's left in my pockets
She never would have noticed Saint You or Saint Me
Never would have noticed Saint You or Saint
You or Saint Me

So tonight I'll bow to the man before me, the one who accepts the dollar
Tonight I'll raise a glass to a stranger's health
Tonight my skin needs yours; let's go out and find each other
Light a candle to save ourselves
Save ourselves

Well, I thought I saw Saint Michael behind the register
And I thought I saw Saint Margaret across the aisle on the train
So I cast my circle there on the street, just two arms wide
Blinked my eyes, and nothing looked the same
Because we all go to sleep with the world's weight on our eyes
And we all wake up someplace we didn't want to be
And we know there's nothing left in our pockets
Nothing left to notice but Saint You and Saint Me
Nothing left to notice but Saint You and Saint
You and Saint Me

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from The Elmsley Count, released November 22, 2011

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New England transplant from Illinois via upstate New York, and a singer/songwriter who finally decided that the walls of his living room weren't a big enough audience. He is one-half of the folk band Murder Ballads, specifically the half with more facial hair. ... more

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