The News About William Lyrics

Four in the morning the sidewalk's asleep
Dogs on the porch and spiders on the leaf
Shipwrecked by night, sailing through days
Nobody noticed the slipping away

Connecting the dots with thorns in his side
Boarded up the windows with pain and with pride
The music box broken that once was his soul
It's sad little song spinning out of control

Then came the storm that washed the roads out
Closed both his eyes and pointed straight south
Second line drums marched into the sea
While the clouds overhead cried mutiny

They parted for Cathy and her bitter news
As her words failed, the sky grew dim
Recalled how close to that exit I've been

Ours not to reply, ours not to reason why
Well, the news about William
The lifeline retreats, the desire for the breeze
The thorns in his side

Calexico - Carried to Dust

May 2024

1. Bend to the Road
2. Contention City
3. El Gatillo (Trigger Revisited)
4. Falling From Sleeves
5. Fractured Air
6. House of Valparaiso
7. Inspiracion
8. Man Made Lake
9. Red Blooms
10. Sarabande In Pencil Form
11. Slowness
12. The News About William
13. Two Silver Trees
14. Victor Jara's Hands
15. Writer's Minor Holiday