Dm G My sister, my spouse Dm G Are you comfortable with these words? E Am Am/G To me, they still seem to jingle D/F# F like a pair of a badman's spurs My sister, my spouse you're burning at both ends I said, "Is there a fire on the mountain?" You replied, "Well, that all depends." You know, our parent's heroes are all movie actors Necks tilted up to the angel of light I can admit to the same allure
They say movies deal with archetypes You know I'll try on any mask Brother, Son, Husband A separate face for separate tasks Death-card, Scorpio, Little devil Villain is obviously most fun Singer, Poet, Publicman Well, easier said than done Do-nothing, Roop-scoop, Mooch Hell, I can take it Loyal friend and confident Honey, i could never fake it "My sister, my spouse": Rules of engagement! You've been working so hard We need a change, I can take a hint Write down on these tears of newspaper words you would like to see disappear Let ash fly above the rusty stovetop I'm going to start with the word "sincere"