Vic Chesnutt Soggy Tongues lyrics

Narrowed eyes and soggy tongues
Beautiful rumors are flying about the ugly ones
The girl, she is by the pool
Yellow journalists' jewel

And all those wagging fingers
Are silly, little stingers
Rabbits are cooking breakfast, the fog is fragrant
The girl she is waking up against the famous vagrant

The cool council is tallying fines to be levied
The girl she is tightly grinning
The vagrant thinks it's all too heavy


Presents are presented
And bribes reluctantly taken
Summer's sweetie, iced a cohort
While the rest of the town's baking

Traffic is light and appetites are hearty
And tongues are soggy
Accusations are tossed like darts at the good
Little girl who is groggy