R-307 · Artist collection
Velvet at the Elbow
In the PACEX catalogue from day 46 of your tour.
Tracks
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01Velvet at the Elbow3:31
[Verse 1] Velvet at the elbow Diamonds at the wrist I know the weight of everyone Whose name is on the list I know who wants the corner I know who needs the aisle I know the price of looking pleased I charge them with a smile [Refrain] But who will take my coat tonight? Who will pull my chair? Who will say they're glad I've come And mean that I am there? I've led a thousand people in And watched a thousand go There's velvet at the elbow And a man they do not know [Verse 2] The woman from the evening paper Calls me by the owner's name I answer like a gentleman The wage is just the same A couple kiss behind a menu A businessman looks through me I catch his fallen cigarette He says he never knew me [Bridge] At two the cook puts coffee on And clears a little space She doesn't ask who came tonight She looks into my face [Final Refrain] She will take my coat tonight She will pull my chair She will say she's glad I've come And mean that I am there I've led a thousand people in But here's where I can go No velvet at the elbow Just a man she'd like to know
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02Closer Than the Music3:50
[Verse 1] Your coat is slipping from your shoulder You let it fall beside the door Your glass has left a little circle On the table where it was before You move exactly with the drummer You smile exactly at the light But every time I try to reach you You're a little out of sight [Refrain] Come closer than the music Closer than the sound Let me hear the breath you take When the band comes down You don't have to tell a story You don't have to make it bright Come closer than the music Let me meet you here tonight [Verse 2] I know the face you use for strangers I've worn a version of it too The easy laugh, the little distance That keeps the room from knowing you But when the guitar stopped a moment You turned and held my arm so tight I felt a very different woman Standing in the yellow light [Bridge] I won't ask you where you're going I won't ask you where you've been Just leave a little of the evening Where another can come in [Final Refrain] Come closer than the music Closer than the sound Let me hear the breath you take When the band comes down You don't have to tell a story You don't have to make it bright Come closer than the music Let me meet you here tonight
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