R-208 · 45 single · A/B
Matchbook Heart
Nora Vale and the Paper Matches
In the PACEX catalogue from day one.
Both sides
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AMatchbook Heart2:39
Verse 1 You wrote your name in pencil on the cover of a book, Said you’d be here Tuesday with that sideways Sunday look. You struck one little promise and you held it to the dark, But I have seen a hundred boys who travel on a spark. Chorus You’ve got a matchbook heart, Bright for a minute, black when it’s through. A matchbook heart Can warm my hand, but it can’t burn true. Go on and light the room up, honey, play your part— I won’t build a home around a matchbook heart. Verse 2 You say the road is calling like a trumpet in a hall, You say the world is waiting and you mean to see it all. I’ll take the dance you offered, I’ll even take the rain, But I won’t call it forever when you board that morning train. Bridge — Spoken over bass and drums Strike one for the story, Strike one for the show, Save the last one for the station When they tell you where to go. Final Chorus You’ve got a matchbook heart, Bright for a minute, black when it’s through. A matchbook heart Can make me laugh, but it won’t make me blue. Go on and light the room up, honey, play your part— I know the little warning on a matchbook heart.
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BNo Need to Make a Speech3:29
[Verse 1] You brought a little paper bag And stood beside the door You said the man who sold you these Had charged a nickel more Than flowers cost last Saturday I said, "Well, come on in" You looked as if you'd lost your place Before you could begin [Chorus] No need to make a speech No need to find a rhyme You put my picture in your wallet You arrive here right on time You can leave the pretty talking To the boys who do it best No need to make a speech I know the rest [Verse 2] When all my friends were showing off The places they had been You asked my father how he was And brought his chair back in You didn't tell a single story You didn't steal the floor But when the evening ended I was glad you'd stayed for more [Chorus] No need to make a speech No need to find a rhyme You put my picture in your wallet You arrive here right on time You can leave the pretty talking To the boys who do it best No need to make a speech I know the rest [Bridge] I've heard a hundred promises With nothing underneath You never said you'd bring the moon You brought me something sweet [Verse 3] You took the paper from the flowers And a ribbon from my hair You couldn't get the knot undone I didn't seem to care [Final Chorus] No need to make a speech No need to find a rhyme You put my picture in your wallet You arrive here right on time You can leave the pretty talking To the boys who do it best No need to make a speech I know the rest
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