Songs:Ankle Tattoo (106181)

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Trivia, story behind the song, etc.

One of the constants of life is the cast of characters that find themselves at the bus station. I numbered among the many at the depot in Montreal, where this song was written. [1]

(August 13, 2003. Montreal, Quebec.)

Lead Vocal: David Francey

Guitar, Backing Vocal: Kieran Kane

Guitar: Kevin Welch

Mandolin: Fats Kaplin

Lyrics

I was at the bus station
That terminal place
With the rest of the desperate
Who've fallen from grace
Where eyes are averted
Where other eyes stare
Man talking to somebody
Nobody's there

The terminal cases 
They're impossibly young
An old man is asking
If I've seen his son
The cops do a walk through
Bottles slip into bags
And the beggar boy
Standing there
Hanging in rags

Nothing much changes
Just the passing of time
And the faces that wait here
At the end of the line

And the eyes, they get raised
To the blue of the screen
To the coming and going 
Of men and machines
And I think very likely 
The departure of dreams
The arrival of the midnight hour

There's a girl with her legs crossed
Got an ankle tattoo
It's an ugly reminder
In four shades of blue
And the bad boys, the rude boys
They're into the game
And they keep their eyes open
For the halt and the lame

Nothing much changes 
Just the passing of time
And the faces that wait here
At the end of the line

Listener comments about Ankle Tattoo (106181)

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Ankle Tattoo by David Francey SONG
on the album The Waking Hour Buy David Francey at CD-Baby Any album (including The Waking Hour)	Request this song: Ankle Tattoo (Only logged in and authenticated users can make requests.) Overall rating: (11 votes) Your rating: You have to login to give your opinion about songs. Length: 3:04 Times played: 8 People hearing: 248 Times requested: 6 First played: Sep 2nd, 2006 Last played: Jul 2nd, 2008 Previously played: Apr 29th, 2008 Song ID#: 106181	Listener rankings & comments: None 5 stars=Pyrite ♦ Jim ♦ Kingfisher ♦ Doctordoug 4 stars=RickHap ♦ Kazookid ♦ Cater ♦ Kelli ♦ 12-stringer ♦ E.D. Egg ♦ Mert