Songtexte 8980 - Gabriel Kahane
The
flag
was
torn
in
a
Tuesday
tug-of-war
I
was
standing
there
in
tatters
when
the
carnie
took
the
floor
Left
my
cellphone
for
a
suitcase
Checked
the
pockets
for
a
clue—
There
was
an
atlas
It
reminded
me
of
you
Chinese
dragon
inches
toward
the
boarding
gate
Found
my
seat
and
told
a
joke
to
break
the
ice,
but
it
broke
too
late
The
punchline
shattered
on
the
carpet
All
our
faces
turned
to
shale
Up
the
Hudson
for
a
furlough
to
the
rail
8980
on
an
overnight
train
Crawling
back
toward
the
national
pain
I'm
a
city
boy
swimming
in
the
Laramie
plain
Looking
for
something—
What
it
is?
I
just
wanna
talk
to
you
I
just
wanna
talk
to
you
I
just
wanna
talk
to
you
Smoke
break
breathing
North
Dakota
in
the
snow
Is
difference
only
distance
from
the
people
I
don't
know?
'Cause
here
I
am
with
strangers
Singing
four-part
harmony
Of
a
pasture
undivided
to
the
sea
8980
on
an
overnight
train
Crawling
back
toward
the
national
pain
I'm
a
city
boy
swimming
in
the
Laramie
plain
Looking
for
something—
What
it
is?
I
just
wanna
talk
to
you
I
just
wanna
talk
to
you
I
just
wanna
talk
to
you
Last
light
sinking
in
an
unfamiliar
bed
Crooked
shoulder,
crooked
conversation
Running
through
my
head
Gonna
count
the
trees
and
taillights
'Til
the
hour
I'm
left
to
dream
Of
that
pasture
undivided
to
the
sea
Undivided
to
the
sea
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