madam o'leary's testimony
were you sleeping or at the party?
the fiddler played on
some were dancing
and as i recall yes, many were drinking
a steady wind blows
drink until the bottle's gone
now dig in your pockets deep
patrick's on the front porch screaming
katie the barn's afire! the barn's afire!
madam o'leary, what's the story?
were you sleeping? we're so sorry
yes, the likely culprit's a lowly drayman
perhaps he slipped and dropped the lantern
and poor old daisy
drink until the bottle's gone
now dig in your pockets deep
patrick's on the front porch screaming
katie the barn's afire! the barn's afire!
and how does it feel to be lonely?
how are you feeling?
so much for hope
so much for the good life
drink until the bottle's gone
now dig in your pockets deep
patrick's on the front porch screaming
katie the barn's afire! the barn's afire!
and how does it feel to be lonely?
how are you feeling?
so much for hope
so much for the good life
how does it feel?
tell me how do you feel?
katie how are you feeling now
michael's come clean
credits
from The Catbird Seat EP,
released January 1, 2007
written by Coley Kennedy and Pete Javier
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