I Miss My Friend

Darlin' there's a river near the house where I grew up And I think it might be moving fast enough And there's a silence there so thick that you could stick a knife in it Or anything that you've been dreaming of And you should know that my affections are always true And my heart's got a tricky valve that beats for nobody but you And when I decide to kill you I'll do it with my hands And fine gloves worth the death of a gentleman My words may seem mighty hollow But don't doubt that I can 'Cos I've got long fingers for a woman Last night I found a note you wrote and left inside my room And picked apart the words you didn't choose I wrote out every one and then I hid them around your room This love is bound with heart and guts and glue May I say that my intentions are through and through And there's a twitch in my left eyebrow that tics for nobody but you And when I decide to kill you I'll do it with my hands And fine gloves worth the death of a gentleman My words may seem mighty hollow But don't doubt that I can 'Cos I've got long fingers for a woman If I should seem distracted Oh, you needn't be confused 'Cos darlin', you have no idea the things I'd do for you There's a hole that's in the wall there And I put it there for you 'Cos darlin' you have no idea the things I'd do to you And when I decide to kill you I'll do it with my hands And fine gloves worth the death of a gentleman My words may seem mighty hollow But don't doubt that I can 'Cos I've got long fingers for a woman

When I was a baby boy, Me mammy said to me, "Don't mess around with them Irish Girls, They'll never let you be!" I went off to Dublin, To see what I could see... They filled me up with whiskey, boys! They never let me be! Chorus: I miss my home! The chimney stacks and the cobbled streets I roam, Wherever I go, when I find myself alone, I just close my eyes and the memories take me home. When I was a little boy, Me mammy said to me, Don't mess around with them French girls, they'll never let you be, I took a trip to Paris, France, To see what I could see... They filled me up with Ooh la la! They never let me be! Chorus When I was a young man, Me mammy said to me, Stay away from all those Yankee girls, They'll never let you be, So I went to New York City, To see what I could see, They put mustard on me hot dog, boys! They never let me be! Chorus It's finally plain to see, They'll never let you be, I should have listened to all the things, Me mammy said to me! Chorus: And now I am an old man, At the age of 93 I'm on my way to heaven, boys, To see what I can see, St. Peter's at them pearly gates, And as he opens up the door, He says you're not finished yet me b'yyyy! You're goin' back for more! Chorus

Pick up the phone Make your bed, eat some toast If reminding's what you needed Then here's your post-it note Sing a new song That's been there all along Throw it out into the distance There's no way to sing it wrong Buddy You just need to go home And I think maybe You just miss your mum Keep wakin' up With this weight on my chest It's just called bein' a person I never planned for this The sun feels nice Through the window with a view It's fine bein' a person 'Cause I got to meet you, ooh Buddy You just need to find home And I think maybe You just miss your mum I miss my mum I miss my mum I miss my mum I miss my mum