Lyrics Watchin' Joey Glow - Steve Goodman
Down
here
in
the
shelter,
we've
got
everything
we
need.
Mom
put
up
her
peach
preserves,
Pa's
got
a
book
to
read.
Sister
knits
some
bandages,
and
we
turn
the
lights
down
low
And
play
some
Scrabble,
watching
Joey
glow.
At
breakfast
Mom
hands
Joe
the
bread,
and
he
turns
it
into
toast.
Last
night
he
hugged
a
leg
of
lamb,
and
soon
we
had
a
roast.
You
should
see
him
heat
the
coffee
up
when
he
stirs
it
with
his
toe.
We
all
get
hungry,
watching
Joey
glow.
(BREAK:)
You
have
to
wear
dark
glasses
if
you
look
at
him
a
while,
Or
he'll
fry
your
little
eyes
out
with
his
incandescant
smile.
At
Chistmastime,
it
sure
felt
strange,
but
it
was
great
to
see
The
way
we
decorated
Joe
as
if
he
was
our
tree,
And
his
star
was
shining
brightly
underneath
the
mistletoe,
So
we
blew
him
kisses,
watching
Joey
glow.
(BREAK:)
I
hope
the
world's
not
over,
for
my
sake
and
for
his.
I'd
love
for
everyone
to
know
how
brilliant
Joey
is.
We've
been
down
here
for
six
months
now,
and
we're
proud
to
be
alive.
We
owe
it
to
America
to
sit
here
and
survive.
So
we
listen
to
the
static
on
the
short
wave
radio
And
count
the
shock
waves,
watching
Joey
glow.
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