I'm waiting by the taxicab
I'm waiting for you to come out.
All the soldiers are lining the sides of the street
waiting on orders or for someone to shout
I'll look at my wristwatch
and wish you would hurry
come out shrug your shoulders and say what the hell
but ships in the harbour are never on time
too much water holds them away
and we move like derelicts adrift in the fog
yeah, we'll smash on shore one day
the soldiers are lining the sides of the road
waiting on pleasure and pain
So many people struggle to keep them aware
but end up in the same hole in the ground
I'm waiting by the taxicab
I'm waiting for you to come out
watching your window and smoking cheroots
The soldiers are desperately needing relief
and I'd help them to their corners if I could
'cause every soldier who gets killed in a war
is exactly the wrong one to kill
Released in 2001, “The Convincer” is a gentle gem in the Nick Lowe catalog; an anniversary edition provides opportunity for rediscovery. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2021
Avi Buffalo had a hand in producing this cassette of Lowpines' serene, self-described "Lo-fi-Anglo-Americana pop songs." Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 28, 2016