No Bird Sing - Pretty Pocket Snatchers lyrics

Verse: Holes in them pockets Where'd all that money go? Followed that trail of thieves Right past that pot of gold Named all their colors, now Saw past those rows of teeth Reached down inside the mouths and broke out that joy d'vive I heard the beast sprung the bells Save his cell for quiet nights When riot lights ‘ are all that's left To flood the broken soldier's head Build his dam without the cracks And let the actor dry off ‘ fly north to a nice soft bed It's all over let's pretend we used those cartoon wings to get to heaven – Instead of this sad excuse for a ladder So when they ask us why we're low on cash We'll act like it's a [crime] to wanna walk an honest [mile or two] in someone else's shoes/ So lady play the blues ‘ when you sing that morning news paper ‘ move type Letter by ‘ letter by ‘ letter by severed hype You saw us get tripped and pushed against the wall Now you talk like you never saw us fall Chorus: Why Those Pretty Pocket Snatchers Got Thrown Back Against The Wall Verse: The tenderest of bu*tons are the ones along the wall Nothing that gets talked about much along on the wall What a small twist of fate to paint the roses such a lousy grey Reminds me of a time before I learned to love a cloudy day I met the son of man at the edge of June He took July like he still had something left to prove Stone crazy ‘ he's taken now to August skies To rearrange the dark inside the stars ‘til they apologize They're never saying sorry ‘ Would only make it worse They won't play dead ‘ Unless he plays it first They're waiting for their story Waiting for their climb and they been waiting for a really long time Outro: You never play the blues ‘ when you sing that morning news paper ‘ move type Letter by ‘ letter by ‘ letter by severed hype You saw us get tripped and pushed against the wall Now you talk like you never saw us fall You saw us get tripped and pushed against the wall Now you talk like you never saw us fall