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Left At The Side

from From Bad To Worstward by The Union Electric

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Left At The Side
the end's in the beginning
the bastards spoil the ending
I can't, I must
the fields and the ditches forever still
it was the train that moved right past

like a cold wet dog out in the rain
the fool and the blind man waiting for a train
two old men were walking across an ancient bridge

like scarecrows they seem familiar
cursing the sun and cursing the moon
on a park bench or in a ditch
or sitting in a tavern with Watt
I can't, I must, this boredom, this lust

like a cold wet dog out in the rain
two lost hobos waiting for a train
a train that will never arrive
just characters left behind

it was the train that moved right past
left us behind left us at the side
while we were sitting here in the tavern
or lying in a ditch, left us here at the side

it was the train that moved right past
left us at the side of the road


"Left At The Side" is derived from a couple of Samuel Beckett's novels, "Watt" and "Mercier and Camier". Although many of the lines and details come from Beckett's work, "the fool and the blind man" dropped in from a W.B. Yeats poem. I wrote a train song because of the ending of "Watt".

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from From Bad To Worstward, released October 15, 2013

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The Union Electric St Louis, Missouri

The Union Electric is made up of veteran St. Louis musicians Tim Rakel, Glenn Burleigh, Melinda Cooper and Mic Boshans. Depending on the date/time/weather, Beth Bombara, Jake DeLeonardis, Mary DeLeonardis and/or Brad Vaughn may also make intermittent appearances in the line-up.

UE has released five 7" records, an EP of cover songs, and the CD "Time Is Gold".
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