Tom Courtenay Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rself1 

Cover art for Tom Courtenay lyrics by Yo La Tengo

This song is particular poignant for me, and sort of makes the hair on the back of my head stand up. My mother was a sort of local beauty and minor luminary in the 60's, before dying of a shot of heroin in 1969. I never knew her. "Looking for a lucky charm, with a needle hangin' out of its arm...." is a sort of devastating line to listen to.