Cat Power - A Pair Of Brown Eyes

One summer evening drunk to hell
I stood there nearly lifeless
An old man in the corner sang
"Where The Water Lilies Grow"
And on the jukebox Johnny sang
About a thing called love
And it's how are you kid and what's your name
And how would you bloody know?
In blood and death 'neath a screaming sky
I lay down on the ground
And the arms and legs of other men
Were scattered all around
Some cursed, some prayed, some prayed then cursed
Then prayed and bled some more
And the only thing that I could see
Was a pair of brown eyes that was looking at me
But when we got back, labeled parts one to three
There was no pair of brown eyes waiting for me

And a rovin' a rovin' a rovin' I'll go
For a pair of brown eyes

I looked at him he looked at me
All I could do was hate him
While Ray and Philomena sang
Of my elusive dreams
I saw the streams, the rolling hills
Where his brown eyes were waiting
And I thought about a pair of brown eyes
What waited once for me
So drunk to hell I left the place
Sometimes crawling sometimes walking
A hungry sound came across the breeze
So I gave the walls a talking
And I heard the sounds of long ago
From the old canal
And the birds were whistling in the trees
Where the wind was gently laughing

And a rovin' a rovin' a rovin' I'll go
For a pair of brown eyes

(originally recorded by The Pogues)

Cat Power - I'll Be Seeing You

I’ll be seeing you
All the old familiar places
This heart of mine embraces
All day through

In the small cafe
In the park across the way
The children’s carousel
Chestnut trees, the wishing well

I’ll be seeing you
Every lovely Summer’s day
And everything that’s light and gay
I’ll always think of you that way

Find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I’ll be looking at the moon
I’ll be seeing you

I’ll be seeing you
Every lovely summer’s day
And everything that’s light and gay
I’ll always think of you that way

Find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I’ll be looking at the moon
I’ll be seeing you

I’ll be seeing you
I’ll be under the same old moon
I’ll be seeing you
I’ll be seeing you

I’ll be looking at the moon

I’ll be seeing you

(originally recorded by Billie Holiday)

Cat Power - Against the Wind

It seemed like yesterday
But it was so long ago, long ago
Jimmy was lovely, was the king of my nights
And the darkness with the radio playin' low
The secrets that we shared, the mountains that we moved
Caught like wildfire

Against the wind
We were running against the wind
We were running against the wind

The years rolled out, I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
It took all I own
Found myself running from my home
Guess I lost my way
Oh, there were so many roads
I was livin' to run and running to live

Against the wind
Against the wind
We were young and strong
And always on the run
Against the wind

Movin' 8 miles a minute for months at a time
Breakin' all the rules that would bend
I found myself searching for shelter again

Against the wind
Against the wind
And we were running again and again

And we're young and strong
I'm a little older now, but I'm still running
Against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind

We're young and strong
Again, against the wind

(originally recorded by Bob Seger)

Cat Power - Here Comes A Regular

Well, a person can work up a mean, mean thirst
After a hard day of nothin' much at all
Summer's passed, it's too late to cut the grass
Ain't much to rake anyway in the fall
Sometimes I just ain't in the mood
To take my place in the back with the hard knocks
Like a picture on the fridge that's never stocked with food
I used to live at home, now I stay in the house

And everybody wants to be special here
I call out your name
Here comes a regular
Am I the only one here today?

Well, a drinkin' buddy that's bound to another town
Once the police made you go away
And even if you're in the arms of someone's baby, now
I'll take a great big whiskey to you anyway
And everybody wants to be someone's here
Someone's gonna show up, never fear

'Cause here comes a regular
Call out your name
Here comes a regular
Am I the only one who feels ashamed?

Kneeling along sad, old set eyes
He says
"Opportunity knocks once, then the door slams shut"
All I know is I'm sick of everything that my money can buy
The fool who wastes his life, God rest his guts
First the lights, then the collar goes up and the wind begins to blow
Turn your back on a pay-you-back, last call
First the glass, then the leaves that pass, then comes the snow
Ain't much to rake anyway in the fall

Here comes a regular
Call out your name
Here comes a regular
Am I the only one here today?

(originally recorded by The Replacements)