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I'm Not Crying, You're Crying

by Whitehorse

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1.
I've been looking for you stranger I've been looking for you friend I've been wandering the streets In my dreams again I've been breathing in the same air I'll been breathing out, and still If the loneliness don't kill me Then the good times surely will I've been keeping good company Tanqueray, El Jimador Singing all the saddest love songs That ever came before I could drink myself to Sunday It's my only cheapest thrill if the loneliness don't kill me Then the good times surely will I wanna stumble from the 3 speed Shout obscenities down Bloor I wanna stay the morning after Wake up on your hardwood floor If forever seems too far away I guess it's all we'll know Just counting down the days Until the winds of change they blow
2.
Here I am in the kitchen at last call leftovers and wine the hanging judge is taunting me she's fucking with my mind I drag me up the gallows stairs in hopes it pleases her she just puts the noose around my neck and leaves me there I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you) I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you) Ok, man, pull yourself together This ain't dignified I didn't get here falling down But heaven knows I tried tomorrow morning I'll wake up my head will do me in I'll stare at this phone forever till I'm drunk again I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you) I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you) I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you) I might get over this (but I won't stop loving you) But I may, someday Not feel like I could die but just keep on Keepin' on
3.
The Road 05:00
There was a road We travelled far By train, airplane or car We'd find a home Away from home Another open door was never very far Oh how I miss the winding curve Guessing what's beyond the bend All the melodies we heard From strangers and friends Oh how the road came to an end A culdesac, a bungalow and a big old empty bed Oh how the road came to an end the vagabond, the recluse once again There was a time we moved so fast From city, town, below the overpass Reading signs Chasing yellow lines Tracing fingers over gas station maps We'd drink our Coffee at the pie shop or tequila in the tall grass All the motel curtains drawn As the neon signs flash
4.
Division 5 02:43
I went down division five local RCMP to file a missing persons report. Well, they looked me up and down then their eyes went to the ground, they burst out laughing and they showed me the door. I showed the officer my tears said, "I ain't seen her in years." and he said, "Son, do you know where she's at?" I said, "I'm pretty sure I do, at least the province and the town but she swears that she ain't never coming back." And he said, "Brother that's the deal sometimes it's over and done for real There ain't a goddamn thing the Mounties can do We get folks speeding in their cars getting way too drunk in bars But I got just the thing for a sad sack like you." He pulled out a prewar Double O, wired up in stainless steel Aimed it at my heart and took a breath "You sure you're ready for the truth because that's the ammo that I use." I said, "I am," and raise my hands and dropped my head And he sang, "Brother, that's the deal, sometimes it's over and done for real There ain't a goddamn thing the Mounties can do We get folks speeding in their cars, getting way too drunk in bars But I got just the thing for a sad sack like you.” I went down division five local RCMP to file a missing persons report. Well, they looked me up and down then their eyes went to the ground They burst out laughing and they showed me the door Said, “We ain't never seen nobody so lost before.”
5.
We up and flew the coop way out to Manitoba September 1981 My mother found herself some kind of trouble Some unspeakable thing that she had done Along comes one talk dark and handsome stranger Miss, it don't matter what you did Then my brother Jd he appeared that winter Neck as long as 15 other kids Now there's a point at which I'm gonna make shit up When the truth starts boring me to tears but so far, I'll just stick to simple facts Cuz I ain't had to make shit up in years Now we grew up not knowing we were extra terrestrials Fell out of coldest Northern Lights With our ticks and our kinks and our crazy mama Everything is gonna work out right It ain't pretty but that's how this cookie crumbles And I do now and then at the thought of it It's funny once the murky water passes under Underneath the old Maryland bridge
6.
Bet The Farm 02:49
Everybody gets cold feet Standing on thin ice Everybody gets too deep Before they capsize It's a risk I'll take With the lovin that we make Baby, I will bet the farm on you Everybody plays low stakes But I got high hopes Everybody makes mistakes Baby, I won't You will call my bluff You know that I can't get enough Baby I will bet the farm on you. Everybody's got thick skin Livin in a hard shell But I see rainbows And I hear church bells Now the stars align You were sent from the divine Baby I will bet the farm on you Everybody's got a tight grip Everybody's got a lot to lose But I've got red lips And mama needs new shoes Honey, I'm all in Is this confidence a sin baby I will bet the farm on you You had me at first blush Honey you're the royal flush Baby I would bet the farm on you Oh I would bet the farm on you
7.
Morning will break me The birdsong too sweet I cannot emerge Cannot rise to my feet Dreams captivate me But I wake to the cry Of a lonesome foghorn outside Leave me as you found me Don't terrorize this heart Leave me as you found me Just leave me and let me be I cannot imagine a life without you But you're hardly around anymore I bury my head in my pillow and weep The doomsday beat of my heart Don't leave your rubbish, your baggage behind Don't leave these thoughts in the back of my mind Dust off my heart, won't you please just be kind And let me let you go
8.
6 Feet Away 03:45
I hope I never have to stand 6 feet away from you again. I hope I never have to wait six months before I hold your hand I hope there's someone in your house, a proxy or a stand-in A broomstick you can dance the night away with So I hope I never have to stand 6 feet away from you again So happy birthday to me Two times till my filthy hands are raw And as I disinfect the doors and rails I wonder if I'll ever breathe at all I really hope you don't go changing No you need for rearranging You are sunshine and the moonlight You are So happy birthday to me Two times till my filthy hands are raw
9.
I miss the city at night I miss the city at night having a drink, get in a fight, i miss the city at night I'll come see your show, buy a ticket even though you can't sing and your songs are too slow, but I'll come & see your show I miss the city at night I miss the city at night having a drink, get in a fight, I miss the city at night It's been a long, long, lon, long, lonely year How did we get from there to here It's been a long, long, long, long, lonely night But I love your black skies and your shimmering lights You're crying and you're holding your shoes sittin' on the curb like you do there's nothing i can say to get through to you crying and holding your shoes I miss the city at night I miss the city at night having a drink, get in a fight, I miss the city at night It's been a long, long, long, long, lonely year How did we get from there to here It's been a long, long, long, long, lonely night But I love your black skies and your shimmering lights But Imagine how it's gonna be when they finally set us free tears in the street, yours on me imagine how it's gonna be I miss the city at night I miss the city at night having a drink, get in a fight, I miss tears in the street, yours on me I miss the city at tonight
10.
Sanity, TN 04:52
Oxygen like contraband Every move a sleight of hand Telepathic warfare dreams Wake me in the night Breakfast comes at 2pm Bloody Mary's in the den Watch the neighbours' matinee In my crimson negligee Life gets crazy I get lost and maybe This is how I find my way back home Oh, I get so crazy But I need you baby It's a long road back to Sanity, Tennessee Ants come marching through the door Strong and purposeful for sure I lay myself down on the floor I could learn a thing or two Life gets crazy I get lost and maybe This is how I find my way back home Oh I get so crazy But I need you baby It's a long road back to Sanity, Tennessee Oxygen like contraband Every move a sleight of hand
11.
Lock It Down 03:09
I come here empty handed My cup runneth away I'll trouble anybody I see stumble in my way Cause I am only human Soluble with wine Visionary impaired Leading the blind Oh, solitude it makes me crazy Hitch your ride to me now, baby We could fool the whole damn town Before they lock us up let's lock it down I never told you nothin' That wasn't half a lie The other half is durable As dime store double ply So, call me a romantic Or you can call me out But we come together to fall apart And it's medicine no doubt Oh solitude it makes me crazy Hitch your ride to me now baby We could fool the whole damn town Before they lock us up let's lock it down It's a honeymoon in Alcatraz But there's a rusty fire escape Put your hand into my hand And we can call it fate Or a happy accident
12.
I miss the bus driver, mailman, the cops Skateboarders running red lights, but don't stop I miss the lady who talks to herself in full sentences but won't look at anyone else I miss the busker with two rusty strings Who tends to blow his lunch everywhere when he sings Cause it didn't matter one way or the other Unlike now we're so scared of each other Scared of each other Sometimes A beggar had his shit down some kind of gag or some joke that he found I'd flip a buck or a toon if I had it Brother it can't always be this bad I'd take a free hug from some unknown stranger The risk is worth taking, what's really the danger Cause it didn't matter one way or the other Unlike now we're so scared of each other—Scared of each other I miss Louise who poured beer in a bar Pretty good singer too, maybe a star Just to sit down and say, "Hey, you all right?" Watch some lucky fella get lucky that night It would not be me, no my dance card was loaded But it's a beautiful thing watching how it unfolded Cause it didn't matter one way or the other Unlike now we're so scared of each other Scared of each other

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released January 13, 2023

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Whitehorse Toronto, Ontario

Ethereal folk, Space Cowboy twang. Psychedelic spaghetti western. Intergalactic blues grooves. Pop noir. Since their debut in 2011, Whitehorse has evolved from magnetic folk duo to full-blown rock band. In truth, Whitehorse is never fully either one or the other, but an ever-evolving creative partnership that challenges both artists to explore new instrumental & lyrical terrain with each project. ... more

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