The Ribs of a Broken Umbrella Lyrics

Lyric discussion by newjerseysuccesstory 

I saw them on their acoustic tour, they were just incredible, and Paul said this song was about this Polish guy they met in a pub in New York. He'd moved to New York years ago to set up a new life, and , his sweetheart was supposed to follow, but she never didmand obviously there was no way of finding out why in those days, so he lived his life in New York without her and all he had of her was a very old creased picture.

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