Saint Etienne Lyrics

Album: Tiger Bay

The Boy Scouts Of America Lyrics

Like a birthday card / from a previous year, / 

the weather in Chayco / is sparkling and clear. / 

The girl lies in bed, / the boy sits in the yard. / 

He wants to talk sleep / but he has to keep guard. / 


She stirs from her sleep / and she calls for a beer; / 

he knows there are none / and pretends not to hear. / 

She hears his breath / like she's heard it before. / 

She cuddles her sheets / as he slips out the door. / 


God had derailed / the Lonestar train / 

that can take her away / from sadness and pain. / 

He acts like a saint / but the strain really shows; / 

The boy scouts of America / taught him all that he knows.