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Bus Station Tab

by Tom Russell Band


BUS STATION

By Dave Alvin as performed by Tom Russel on «Modern Art»

Capo 5

                                         
 Bus station, at sun-up, lookin’ for a new, place to go
                                                                       
He sips his Coke, and he pulls his ring, 
                                   
 and thinks of how she looked years ago
                                                  
 And she curls up, with a blanket, in a yellow, plastic seat
                                                   
 He touches her, and she looks out the window, 
                      
 at an empty morning street


Chorus:
                                       
 Well, he musta had a screw loose, in his head
                                
 To end up like this after all he said
                                                  
 He lies to her,  she kisses him,  gettin’ tired of love



Bus station, at sun-up, she reads the ticket, in her hand
It’s a different name, for the same old town, and this ain’t the life            
that they had planned
And so he tries to tell her, it won’t be like the, times before
It’s a different town, and a brand new start, and he’s gonna work a whole lot more.

Chorus   

 Bus station, at sun-up, another hour, left to blow
 He touches her, but she’d like to leave, 
 and there’s no place left to go

Chorus
                                        
 Well, she musta had a screw loose, in her head
                                      
 How could she believe all the things he said
                                                   
 She lies to him,   he kisses her,  gettin’ tired of love
                                         
 Gettin’ tired of love,     gettin’ tired of love