Lyrics This Is My Town - Mark Kozelek
Had
dim
sum
this
morning
at
Lai
Hong
Lounge
After
I
kissed
her
goodbye
and
she
went
off
to
work
They
sat
me
down
with
a
group
of
old
ladies
and
I
smiled
at
them
And
they
smiled
back
at
me
Picked
up
my
chopsticks,
they
giggled
They
were
impressed
with
my
chopstick
skills
They
were
polite,
and
they
reached
out
and
poured
my
tea
And
in
return,
I
poured
their
tea
I
got
up
to
leave,
they
said,
"You're
nice,
you're
funny"
I
said,
"Well
thank
you,
you're
all
very
sweet
and
charming"
While
I
left
I
told
the
waitress,
You
see
that
table
over
there?
It's
on
me
It's
on
me
And
I
walked
up
Pacific
from
Chinatown
I've
sung
about
this
walk
so
many
times,
but
yeah
I'm
still
around
I
looked
down
at
Sally's
and
I'm
still
spellbound
This
is
my
town,
this
is
my
town
This
is
a
young
person's
town,
this
is
a
homeless
person's
town
This
is
a
tourist-friendly
town,
this
was
a
gold
miners'
town
This
was
gentleman
Jim
Corbett's
town,
this
is
the
Grateful
Dead's
town
And
this
is
also
my
town
This
is
my
town
This
is
my
town
Now
I'm
walking
along
the
edge
of
Golden
Gate
Park
The
cold
ocean
wind
pinches
my
face
and
it's
getting
dark
I
walk
into
the
Cliff
House,
the
hostess
says
Do
you
have
a
reservation,
sir?
I
said,
"Yes
I
do,
my
name
is
Mark"
I
leave
the
Cliff
House
and
it's
a
darker
shade
of
dark
I
walk
past
this
year
the
other
buses
charging
up
and
whizz
in
awe
I
hear
a
foghorn
and
smell
the
cypresses'
wet
bark
Go
to
the
front
desk,
the
lady
said,
"Can
I
get
your
name?"
I
said,
"Sure,
my
name
is
Mark"
My
name
is
Mark
I
picked
up
a
guitar
and
I
plugged
it
in
A
1960
Jazzmaster
Sunburst
here
at
the
Seal
Rock
Inn
But
it
doesn't
matter
what
guitar
I
play,
or
if
the
neck
is
thick
or
thin
It
doesn't
matter
if
the
amp
is
a
Fender
Champ
or
a
Fender
Twin
I
pick
up
whatever
guitar
may
happen
to
be
lying
around
And
I
can
pick
up
a
garage
sale
guitar
that
my
father
found
It
doesn't
matter
if
the
strings
are
round,
wound,
or
they're
flat-wound
This
is
my
sound,
this
is
my
sound
And
here
from
my
room,
209
Out
my
window
I
see
the
top
of
the
treeline
I
look
at
my
bed
and
I
see
the
light
flashing
on
my
cell,
I
pick
it
up
"I'm
sorry
to
hear
that
your
uncle
died,
I
remember
him
well
And
he
played
the
flamenco
guitar
very
very
well
As
I
recall,
we
passed
it
back
and
forth
one
day
before
he
fell
ill
As
I
recall,
your
aunt
looked
after
him
with
so
much
love
and
care
Before
she
passed
away
not
long
before
him,
she
was
always
there
I
know
that
you're
down
today,
I
know
that
you
are
feeling
blue
But
know
that
their
love
was
long
and
true
Their
love
was
true,
and
I'm
here
for
you"
Went
to
the
Mission
District
this
afternoon
Ate
an
enchilada
plate
at
Taqueria
Cancun
I
thought,
what
will
I
do
this
week
Some
spoken
word
or
croon?
I
never
really
know
until
I
arrive
and
hear
the
tune
I
finished
John
Steinbeck's
The
Moon
is
Down
Nazis
came
and
pushed
the
Norwegians
around
But
in
the
end
they
said,
"You
can
shoot
our
mayor
down,
down
This
will
always
be
our
country,
this
will
always
be
our
town"
"Molly
Morden
was
a
very
pretty
girl
She
was
our
blood
and
she
lured
and
killed
your
soldier"
"You
can
kill
our
doctor,
you
can
occupy
our
town
But
you
cannot
kill
our
spirit,
this
will
always
be
our
town
This
is
and
was
and
will
always
be
our
town"
Now
I'm
in
my
neighborhood
walking
down
Hyde
Street
again
I
order
my
iced
tea
like
I
always
do,
black
and
unsweetened
I
looked
at
the
solar
eclipse
a
few
hours
too
late
Yeah
that's
right,
I
decided
to
sleep
in
today
There's
too
much
talk
about
what
damage
the
sun
Could
potentially
do
to
your
eyesight
And
my
eyes
are
already
getting
blurry,
and
I
need
my
eyes
So
I
can
see
into
your
beautiful
eyes
So
I
can
see
the
gorgeous
northern
California
skies
And
so
I
can
read
books
like
William
Faulkner's
The
Sound
and
the
Fury
And
to
watch
TV
shows
like
Eastbound
and
Down
And
see
the
next
fight
with
Tyson
Fury
So
I
can
make
my
way
around
Chinatown
and
Japantown
So
I
can
order
from
the
menu
when
I'm
eating
dinner
downtown
During
my
break
from
the
studio,
where
I
wrote
these
words
This
is
my
town
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