Lyrics Iolanthe - James McMurtry
Your
mother
used
to
take
the
cure
She
kept
plastic
on
the
furniture
in
the
living
room
You
used
to
tell
your
friends
If
you
never
saw
that
place
again
it's
be
too
soon
But
your
college
beau
Didn't
seem
so
bad
So
you
brought
him
home
To
Mom
and
Dad
Like
you're
supposed
to
do
But
he
wouldn't
account
for
himself
And
he
got
along
better
With
the
hired
help
Than
he
did
with
you.
No
big
loss,
I
don't
suppose
Brush
it
away
like
a
fly
off
a
rose
We're
all
bound
to
miss
a
time
or
two
Iolanthe
Your
father
always
held
his
ground
He
never
liked
you
hanging
round
with
the
lesser
kind
He
suffered
not
the
weak
And
he
was
never
loath
to
speak
his
twisted
mind.
He
liked
to
watch
an
evening
pass
Clinking
the
ice
in
his
bourbon
glass
while
you
played
your
scales
With
eyes
that
burned
right
through
He
would
say
he
always
knew
you
were
bound
to
fail.
(Chorus)
Shake
it
off
and
let
it
go
Brush
it
away
til
the
light
it
shows
We
can't
help
what
came
before
Iolanthe
Well
who's
that
standing
there?
Watcha
been
doing
lately?
Your
clothes
not
long
outta
style
You
gave
us
all
quite
a
scare
But
the
years
were
hardly
wasted
Only
missing
for
a
while
Don't
sweat
the
losses,
let
em
go
Toss
em
all
out
where
the
tall
grass
grows
We're
all
bound
to
get
our
share
Iolanthe
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