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Billie

Billie pins a flower in her hair
There’s a note on the table
Billie hums a song that no one’s heard
And laughs

Billie has a wrinkle in her dress
Where her palms were sweaty
Billie has a secret that she tells
On Sundays

Sing Billie sing
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Cry Billie cry
It’s time to go

The gentle music fades into the dark
The last door closes
The autumn breeze blows summer down the street
Now it’s cold

Billie has an old bottle of gin
She keeps for when it’s raining
Billie has a blanket that she made
Big enough for one

Cry Billie cry
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Sing Billie sing
It’s time to go

Billie knows he isn’t coming home
On Sunday

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from Greetings From Tokyo, released September 20, 2011
Music by Joe Adler & Emily Rozanski. Lyrics by Emily Rozanski.

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Joe Adler Burlington

Burlington, Vermont based singer/songwriter who draws on influences that range from the blues, folk, and experimental tendencies of Tom Waits, to the poetic leanings of Leonard Cohen. Adler has collaborated on stage live with such notables as Brad Barr (The Slip), Russ Lawton (Trey Anastasio), Marco Benevento, Yah Yah Abdel-Majid (Sun Ra Arkestra), Craig Myers (Barika), and Dave Dreiwitz (Ween). ... more

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