Dr. Pennyback

from Songs-of-the-Week by Ira Marlowe

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Dr. Pennyback
with your mutton chops
and your hair pulled back
and your two-tone shoes from Sotheby's
I can hear your feet
on the pavement
in a steady beat
always catching up to me
Every day and every night
I never get the damn thing right

And I shut my ears
And I turn my head
And I tell myself I never heard a word you said
And I run so far
till I'm all alone
and you're still right there when I get home

Dr. Pennyback
No, you're never wrong
and you're so exact
Shine your light on every crack
Doesn't matter where I go
You will find me
and you'll crash my show
Laugh it up in the front row

And I shut my ears
And I turn my head
And I paint the town to drown out every word you said
And the colors dance
As the music plays
And it all goes up and down in waves

Pennyback
with your needle files
and your touch-up paint
and your bootblack
You don't hold back

And I shut my ears
And I turn my head
And I lock myself inside my room and hide in bed
If it all comes down
like you say it will
I can sit and watch it burning from my windowsill

Every day and every night
I never get the damn thing right

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from Songs-of-the-Week, released February 19, 2016

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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and received a Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe.

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