Kim Beggs | Lyrics from Streetcar Heart
 
Old Pal
 
by Kim Beggs
 
Good to see you 'round here
Old pal, old friend
Just falling through
The rice paper map of your life
And the bye-bye days
 
You polish off your gin
Faster than the dregs of my beer
So queer you're sittin' here
 
Where the heck have you been?
Old pal, old friend
I ain't seen you
Since the virgin days
Scared again
 
You pull time out of my breath
Old pal, old friend
A hundred years
Blow through me when I see you
Won't you take my arm
 
You stole away when you were fresh
Old pal, old friend
Now you seem so old
Your worn out spirit all skinny
Take a deep deep breath
 
I wanna hold you to the moon
Old pal, old friend
And the weight you bear
Won't seem so heavy today
Won't you stay a little
While longer
So glad you're sittin' here
 
Kim Beggs – vocals ⁄ acoustic guitar
Bob Hamilton – rayco ⁄ standup bass
Andrea McColeman – accordian
Moritz Behm – violin
Anne Louise Genest – vocals