Mr. Porter (live at Manderley Bar)

from Olds by John William Watkins

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live at Manderley Bar in NYC July 2016

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Mr. Porter huh
Here we are this time
You at home with your new man
And me here with mine

Mr. Porter huh
Here we are this time
Where a box round my head was
Is now the sky
And my heart a fox
Not for skill or craft
Nor for wile E. ways
But for the light that it sees
In the deep dark wood
Where it never could before

Mr. Porter huh
Do you recall the time
When you drove round the flood
To be at my side
And I made you cry
When I dumped you upon your arrival
And I left you dear
Said, "its cause I love me dearer."

Yet dearer was nearer to hating my guts
And blaming myself
For the fact that you loved me
Yet staying and staying and staying

Where we drank so much brandy that if
We poured it all over the town
We could row over roof tops
When our hearts were hounds
That was the time when my heart was a hound

Mr. Porter huh
Here we are this time
And I still do not know what love is
(Well, I mean) I know love is kind

And it's not really something you say
But more maybe something you do
And less about what
And maybe all about how
And how it never really comes
Though the trick's at the door
And you fuck to forget
And you get high to die
And yes it's never been your fault
For they way that I feel about myself
And I know love isn't just around the corner
It's right here
It's right here
It's right here

Mr. Porter huh
Here we are this time
You at home with your new man
And me here with mine

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from Olds, released April 8, 2019

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"Watkins has mastered the art of expressing human emotions in a way that keeps them relevant to anyone with heart, while remaining true to his specific experience. This is not the moon, or June romanticism enshrined in 20th-century pop songs. It’s something else: lovely and valuable."

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