Marie

from Impatiens by Michael Howard

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When the doctor called, he said
“You better come, but don’t hurry.
She’ll be here when you get here, son. Don’t worry.”

I’m standing at the faultline
waiting to fall in.
I’ve been wishing I was someone else.
I’ve been wishing I could, wishing I could, wishing I could just give in.

I was a Navy boy at 19, running crews at dry dock
We were fitting radomes on submarines.
I watched a good man take 220 volts
And get blown clear off the scaffold.

Oh lord, I hope he’s dead before he hits the ground
Just another casualty we’ll never count.

Marie, oh Marie
When will you remember me?
I became the man the world wanted to se
So I hung my head and shut my mouth
I’ve got a wife, two kids, and a big house now.

Just another bright day in Brighton, Colorado
I was playing with my best friend down by the tracks
I was the sheriff, he was the desperado
I spied him coming from the West, but I stood up too quick
I spied him coming from the West, I put my head right in a hornet nest.

Oh lord, I’ve never run so fast,
Waving my arms, a crazy astronaut in a paper mask
Oh lord, wishing I was dead before I hit the ground.
Just another casualty they’ll never count.

Marie, oh Marie
When will you remember me?
I became the man the world wanted to see
So I hung my head and shut my mouth
I’ve got a wife two kids and a big house now

When I arrived, there was no part of her that I recognize,
And she stared right through me.
They said it might be days, it might be weeks.
However long, I’ll meet you there, Marie.

Marie, oh Marie
When will you remember me?
I became the man the world wanted to see
So I hung my head and shut my mouth
You can find me hiding in the pews every Sunday now.

I’m standing at the faultline waiting to fall.

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from Impatiens, released November 1, 2017
Michael Howard - Vocals and Guitar

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