Why She's Acting This Way - Live-Townes Van Zandt

[ti:Why She's Acting This Way - Li] [ar:Townes Van Zandt] [al:Live At The Old Quarter, Houst] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Why She's Acting This Way - Live - Townes Van Zandt [00:13.94]Like silent she stands like laughter she falls [00:22.69] [00:27.06]From a castle of sand like a memory she crawls [00:35.26] [00:39.70]And the mockingbirds grieve 'cause they can't make her cry [00:48.49] [00:52.18]They'll soon start to believe that the lady has died [01:00.56] [01:04.43]What it all goes to show it ain't my job to say [01:13.18] [01:17.37]For who am I to know why she's actin' this way [01:25.62] [01:29.69]Once again turn away if you're sure that it's done [01:38.37] [01:42.62]Tell your prophets to pray tell your bandits to run [01:50.87] [01:55.12]Take your eyelids of stone they won't do you no harm [02:03.37] [02:07.56]Take your cross made of bones take your your fly-paper arms [02:16.09] [02:20.03]And when everything's placed in your coffin and go [02:28.35] [02:32.28]Through a scarf 'round your face 'cause the subway gets cold [02:40.55] [02:44.05]Pack up your sunflower smile and your bandanna blues [02:52.75] [02:57.00]Take your worthless denials they're all you've got left to lose [03:05.80] [03:08.80]Take your Tinkerbell lies and your weary desires [03:17.16] [03:21.10]Take the tears in your eyes take your cup full of fire [03:29.34] [03:33.28]Give your lover a call if your legs start to fail [03:41.41] [03:45.53]And he'll come break your fall with a bed full of nails [03:53.84] [04:09.25]No need to glance back again there ain't nothin' to see [04:18.34] [04:22.34]Just this drunken old man and this woman and me [04:30.40] [04:34.52]And you've made it quite plain that we're just wastin' time [04:42.59] [04:46.65]And you say that it seems strange that I'm staying behind [04:54.78] [04:58.47]But you don't worry 'bout me I can make it alone [05:07.26] [05:10.76]'Cause I got no place to be and I ain't far from home