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Trouble, Me, and China Lee

from You Won't Even Know I'm Gone by Ian Fitzgerald

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China Lee Chase had that look on her face
You could see it from several rooms over
Her sense of decorum had succumbed to her boredom
She’d trade favors like a bankrupt pawnbroker
Left to its devices, trouble she had invited
Had made itself feel right at home
And I’m the third wheel, but we both know the deal
That you never leave trouble alone
The minor most change can make bedfellows strange
The balance is constantly swaying
China Lee made her choice based on my tone of voice
Without listening to what I was saying
The look on her face could have blackened the lace
Ornamenting the dress she was wearing
Like it pulled us apart and dulled 10 o’clock sharp
So I don’t know how long I was staring
There’s a hole in the center, a door to be entered
A drain to be circled around
There’s a gap in the signal, something missing in the middle
It’s the detail that the Devil found

China Lee checked the time, whispered “Would you mind?”
And then crept up the stairs to her quarters
And with no invitation, I wondered while waiting
If my good sense could ever afford her
When I reached her room, like a body exhumed
She lied perfectly still but still perfect
The mirrors and smoke did the trick when she woke
With a sapphire hanging from her neck
There’s a hole in the center, a door to be entered
A drain to be circled around
There’s a gap in the signal, something missing in the middle
It’s the detail that the Devil found

All a man can deliver from an arrowless quiver
In his parting shot, dry fire voice
Are a few final words, if they’re the first that you’ve heard
Then you’re probably missing the point
Every last hunter, everyone who could want her
Has dreamed of the kill or the capture
But there’s already a trap past the edge of the map
China Lee left the room, I just sat there
There’s a hole in the center, a door to be entered
A drain to be circled around
There’s a gap in the signal, something missing in the middle
It’s the detail that the Devil found
There’s a hole in the center, a door to be entered
A drain to be circled around
There’s a gap in the signal, something missing in the middle
It’s the detail that the Devil found

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from You Won't Even Know I'm Gone, released November 18, 2016
Ian Fitzgerald - acoustic guitar, vocal
Eric Lichter - drums, electric bass, pedal steel guitar, piano
Dustin Meadows - drums
MorganEve Swain - viola

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Ian Fitzgerald Providence, Rhode Island

Though perhaps technically a singer-songwriter, Ian Fitzgerald prefers the term 'folk singer,' as it more accurately describes the tradition in which his music is rooted. From early twentieth century field recordings through Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Gillian Welch, and hundreds of artists in between, Ian has been influenced by one of the sturdiest strains of American music. ... more

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