The Last Straw Lyrics

Lyric discussion by inpraiseoffolly 

Cover art for The Last Straw lyrics by Robert Wyatt

This song refers to the "rock bottom" he hit after his accident (falling out of a window and breaking his spinal cord - confined to a wheelchair since). This entire album is some of the most moving music around, with especially overwhelming keyboards. And Wyatt's voice... to die for.

@inpraiseoffolly that isn't true actually. Wyatt started working on Rock Bottom before his accident, he had the idea of a marine-themed album, and this song, together with Sea Song (obviously) was written before the accident while in Italy. he wrote rest of the album was wriiten in the hospital, while recovering.