James McMurtry — Restless
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She gets a little restless in the spring
She might follow the lines you sing
Bullshit though they are
?Cause sometimes that?s just the thing
If delivered with panache and a certain graceFingertips on satin lace
Cutting cards and quoting Proust
Whatever turns her wild mare loose
She gets a little restless now and then
She feels the changes in the wind
Way down deep where I can?t see
She can get clean away from me
With a side step and subtle shift
And the turning of a key
Locks me out and lets me drift
She?ll come back if I let her be
She?ll come back if I let her be
And I?m just a little down tonight
I?m just a little down
A little messed up is all I?m saying
Just a little down tonightI?m just a little down
But I believe I?ll make it
Believe I?ll make it
She gets a little restless I can tell
When she goes back up inside her shell
And the conversation slows
To a stop and I might as well
Be out alone on the highway
Way off in the Utah sage
Waving to the railroad crew
That?s when I get restless too
She gets a little restless in the spring
She might follow the lines you sing
Bullshit though they are
Sometimes that?s just the thing
She might follow the lines you sing
Bullshit though they are
?Cause sometimes that?s just the thing
If delivered with panache and a certain graceFingertips on satin lace
Cutting cards and quoting Proust
Whatever turns her wild mare loose
She gets a little restless now and then
She feels the changes in the wind
Way down deep where I can?t see
She can get clean away from me
With a side step and subtle shift
And the turning of a key
Locks me out and lets me drift
She?ll come back if I let her be
She?ll come back if I let her be
And I?m just a little down tonight
I?m just a little down
A little messed up is all I?m saying
Just a little down tonightI?m just a little down
But I believe I?ll make it
Believe I?ll make it
She gets a little restless I can tell
When she goes back up inside her shell
And the conversation slows
To a stop and I might as well
Be out alone on the highway
Way off in the Utah sage
Waving to the railroad crew
That?s when I get restless too
She gets a little restless in the spring
She might follow the lines you sing
Bullshit though they are
Sometimes that?s just the thing
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bit boring
This recent effort is not one of McMurty's strongest. Check out "Saint Mary of the Woods" and "Live in Aught-Three," both of which contain the fantastic novella "Choctaw Bingo." The former also contains his cover of Dave Alvin's "Dry River."
Gettin' to like this guy's songs as much as I like his daddy's stories. 
saw him last night here in pittsburgh, great show.
Thanks! I needed that!
Aaah, anything is better than mmj...
Nice song.
nigelr wrote:
Very nice song. Can't wait to hear it again.
Love the production.
agree on all points. Very cool song I think.
ed: it caught my attention again. I dig it
Very nice song. Can't wait to hear it again.
Love the production.
Good song, as is everything I've heard from him so far.
Like it so far. I get a little restless now and then too.