| Gratitude Walks The oldest of all the songs to be released on 1993's "Mercury, this song dates back to 1989/1990 and was played fairly consistently throughout the mid nineties and then sporadically since. Along with a live version from the 2004 "A Toast To You" tour cd, a demo from the April 1992 Kevin Killen Sessions was released on the Mercury Demos tour cd in 2008. |
| Why don’t you be good for something
And draw down the shade On a sign that sat up all night shivering On a sign that sat up all night afraid Well now chains on the oasis that Leads a man to drink Drunk on the kind of applause That gets louder the lower you sink Gratitude walks on Sixth Street Pull it from the air And they throw it in the blue And you’re spinning under their wheels Trapped in your room You’re jumpy, you don’t want to see You don’t want to see them have their fun Slap her face if she should laugh Push him down if he should try and run Gratitude walks on Sixth Street Take a number for your big woman They sold the rules of dream land in cotton, wool, and cement Well it’s never what you want It’s just the kind of thing that always happens here Yeah you watch the good old days pass you by Leaving your cupboards bare Gratitude walks on Sixth Street |