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Leaky Lifeboat (For Gregory Corso) Lyrics
Leaky lifeboat
Sleeps off shore
It was sailing backwards
To the freaky north
My brother the wind he's got to know
Got to get it together and blow
Slipping sideways
Get it straight
The siren sonars
Are tempting fate
Fates in a pleasant mood today
Don't get around much, but hey
I gotta say
Sun's gotta play
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Leaky lifeboat
Called to shore
You got another
Chance to score
My brother the wind he's got to know
Got to get it together
And blow
Before the sun gets cold
Cold to gold
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la (x2)
Sleeps off shore
It was sailing backwards
To the freaky north
Got to get it together and blow
Get it straight
The siren sonars
Are tempting fate
Don't get around much, but hey
I gotta say
Sun's gotta play
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Called to shore
You got another
Chance to score
Got to get it together
And blow
Before the sun gets cold
Cold to gold
La, la, la, la, la, la, la (x2)
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Submitted by
rachel_mtr On Apr 30, 2009
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http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=15938 The band explained this tribute to Beat poet Gregory Corso in publicity materials: "The NYC beat poet Gregory Corso once referred to life on Earth as a leaky lifeboat. This tune expounds on this rumination."
Could somebody explain to me what Gregory Corso has to do with this song?