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My Friend Lacey

from When We Wake Up It's Gonna Hurt by Rube

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lyrics

My friend Lacey told this story to me late one afternoon
We were sitting at the bar sipping on rye
Lacey stood to get another round
She smiled at me as she sat down
Said, Daniel, I’ve been having a rough time

Well my job keeps getting worse, and I’m worse at it
Haven’t cleaned my place in weeks or maybe months
Try to read but I can’t concentrate
I eat the same thing every day
I drink—well, like I always drank, don’t ask

I get up most mornings well before the sun does
I don’t know, seems I just can’t keep my eyes closed
I just toss and turn, tangle my sheets up
I sweat and curse and get fed up
Till finally I roll out, put on my clothes

About two blocks from my apartment
There’s a park—we went there once
I’ve started walking there some mornings
‘Round the time the sun comes up
I think mean thoughts about the joggers
People out walking their dogs
See the dawn light getting stronger
See the streetlights clicking off

There’s a fog that settles down upon the park just before dawn
And it lingers in the branches of the trees
That’s the cruel thing about beauty:
That it hits you when you’re cold to it
At least that’s how it always works with me

Anyway, the day this happened I was up at five o’clock
I was dressed and out the door before I knew it
It was cold and I’d forgot my coat
I felt a fool, I felt fed up
But I muttered to myself, Kid, just get through it

Saw a man slumped on a park bench
Don’t know why I stopped but I did
Put my hand upon his shoulder
Is something wrong sir? I asked him
And he said, Thank you dear for stopping
Not too many would these days
And if you want to know what ails me
Sit right down, I’ll tell you plain:

Well I’ve got aches and I’ve got pains
I’ve got bills I cannot pay
I’ve been fired so much it feels like work to me
And I no longer feel at home in New York City
But I figure I got no place else to be

Lacey settled up our tab, said, Dan, I got it
We got up, put on our coats, walked out the door
I’d not realized just how late it was
I hadn’t realized just how drunk I was
I never wanna go, always want more

I walked Lacey to her train, the night was empty
Just a couple stumblin’ bros and me and her
Lacey looked up at the windows
All lit up and casting shadows on the street
Different people, different worlds

And at the F stop Lacey turned to me
Smiled that half-smile like she does
Like she’d just remembered something
But couldn’t tell you what it was
We just stood there saying nothing
Then Lacey turned and walked away
I watched her down into the tunnel
And as she went I heard her say:

Well I’ve got aches and I’ve got pains
I’ve got bills I cannot pay
I’ve been fired so much it feels like work to me
And I no longer feel at home in New York City
But I figure I got no place else to be

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from When We Wake Up It's Gonna Hurt, released September 18, 2020

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Rube was formed in New York in 2016. We recorded our first album in Georgia in 2018. Now we live in New York, Georgia, and Los Angeles. We play poppy country rock music; it's as dumb as it sounds but it's pretty smart sometimes.

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