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"37 Hours"
(written by Kristin Hersh)

By now, I should know where you're going
By now, I should but I don't
You're better off wherever you are off to
Agile or stoned
By now, I should wake you when I'm hungry
Right now, I should but I'm not
We could be a silkworm tightrope
We could, but we're not
I don't want this to be over
You're what I do every day
The only thing that makes any sense
Your liver-twisting logic's
Far and away the smartest thing
And I don't know where I am
Plus I don't know when I am
'Cause you insist on using fucked up military time
'Cause you are better off alone
I've been right here for 37 hours
I've been right here for 37 hours
I dropped a cigarette in my shoe
And dove in the water
Then I swam 'til my hair dreaded
Like flying on fire
That day I quit smoking and swimming
I'd heard some advice from above:
Ducking under, cramming it in isn't falling in love
I don't want this to be over
You're what I do every day
The only thing that makes any sense
Your liver-twisting logic's
Far and away the smartest thing
And I don't know where I am
Plus I don't know when I am
'Cause you insist on using fucked up military time
'Cause you are better off alone
I've been right here for 37 hours
I've been right here for 37 hours

Guitar Tab (courtesy of Red Eyes)


APPEARS ON:
- Works In Progress 2, released 2000-2001
- Sunny Border Blue, 2001
- Instant Live: The Paradise, 2005

WORDS FROM KRISTIN:
- "That's from one of those nature shows on TV about how different kinds of animals 'do it.' The silkworm is unbelievably cool. They entwine their bodies while making a silk strand. This is a song about putting energy into a place where you're going to grow."

Fireworks for you in the ozone snow.