#3 Roxburgh Street Songtext
von Captain Tractor

You must believe me brothers
For I have no need to lie
I jumped off the edge of this old world
To see if I could fly
And I fell down into the darkness
Like a stone dropped in the sea
And I landed upside down
Outside a door marked with a "3"

And I swear I heard the banshees reeling
Just inside the door

And the staircase it was full of ghosts
Who lived there long before
And as I turned the key
My life it changed for sure


There were drunks and punks and poets
There were gumboots and guitars
And a legendary stardust cowboy
Tracked me by radar
In the corner was a jester
With his eyes all glowing red

When I asked him where I was
Well he just laughed at me and said
"You′re in the land of Bedlam boy
In the state of Shanarchy
If the swallows do not get you
Then you'll have to deal with me"
And then he licked my cheek
And offered up some tea

And I fell on my knees

And now I′m baking in this hot Alberta sun
And western wind is waving in the weeds
So much of me lives on
There at number 3 Roxburgh Street

You must believe me brothers
For I have no need to lie


The drunks all went to college
And now the poets never try
The banshees have been silenced
And the swallows left the nest
And the jester's selling real estate
And the punks all drive a desk

But I swear if you were there right now
And standing in that door
You would hear the ghosts of banshees reeling
Just like long before
And the melody would haunt you ever more

Down to your core

And now I'm baking in this hot Alberta sun
And western wind is waving in the weeds
So much of me lives on
There at number 3 Roxburgh
There at number 3 Roxburgh Street

And now I′m baking in this hot Alberta sun
And western wind is waving in the weeds
So much of me lives on
There at number 3 Roxburgh
There at number 3 Roxburgh
There at number 3 Roxburgh Street