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Short Man's Room
Joe Henry
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This is a short man's room
The better you watch your head
I still got my one good eye
I keep it right next to my bed
I keep my money down here
I dressed it to look like a shoe
I'm saving up for a pair
Then I'll have more money than you
I drink more than maybe I should
But I don't go out when I do
I put my feet up in the window
And I ride my dreams like a canoe
Then I write letters to the newspapers
And I dance to the talk radio
I'm a volunteer fireman each Christmas
'Cause there's brandy wherever you go
My dad was a natural tenor
He worked at the mill in Lenore
My mother was a mule skinner
And a bandleader during the war
I once thought that I'd live forever
I pitched for the Indian Leagues
But now I guess I've learned some better
You're only as good as your knees
The better you watch your head
A guy like you
You're not near as tall as you're thinking
But then this is a short man's room