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Short But Sweet

from Honeycomb Conjecture by The Trillionaires

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Wrote this around 1992. Finally recorded it with The Trillionaires in 2005. The acoustic version is still standard in my solo show.

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I LAUGHED AT JOKES THAT WERE NOT FUNNY
WORE MY RAINCOAT WHEN IT WAS SUNNY
LOST MY KEYS ONE NIGHT, DRUNK AS HELL
SPENT SOME TIME IN MY STAIRWELL

SHORT BUT SWEET, WAIT AND SEE.
IT GOES SO SLOW, NO -
IT JUST GOES.

I FILLED MY NAILS WITH FOOD AND DIRT
WHEN IT WAS COLD I WORE FIVE SHIRTS
HAMMERED DAYS ‘TIL THEY WERE FLAT
KEPT CRAZY THINGS DOWN IN MY HAT

SHORT BUT SWEET, WAIT AND SEE.
IT GOES SO SLOW, NO -
IT JUST GOES.

EVERY TIME I HAVE TO CHOOSE
DESPERATE, AFRAID TO LOSE
TELL ME WHAT IS IT, PUSHES ME ON
SETS ME FREE, BUT THEN IS GONE…

A RIVER ROSE THROUGH MY BACK YARD
I SAT AND WATCHED, IT WAS NOT HARD
EVERYTHING WAS WASHED AWAY
NEW THINGS GROW THERE TODAY

SHORT BUT SWEET, WAIT AND SEE.
IT GOES SO SLOW, NO -
IT JUST GOES.

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from Honeycomb Conjecture, released September 1, 2005
Travis Yost - Drums. Tyson Roth - Bass. Larry Hirshberg - Song, Vocals, and Guitar.

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Larry Hirshberg Missoula, montana

The years reveal what the moments are made to conceal.

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