He Forgot That It Was Sunday Lyrics

The motel lights were blinking On my chartreuse four door Lincoln On the dock, the fish were stinking I simply didn't have a care
And the old men sit 'round the cracker barrels The children hum their Christmas carols The train tracks all run parallel But they'll all meet up one day
On a dusty pew in a vestibule Sits the Devil playing pocket pool He's waiting for the next poor fool Who forgot that it was Sunday
We used to tell each other lies With our orange plastic button eyes In a former life on a motel chair I was Charlie Parker's teddy bear
Yeah, me and Bird, we'd stay up late I used to watch him contemplate While his horn would sit by the window and wait 'Til it was time for him to blow it
On a dusty pew in a vestibule Sits the Devil playing pocket pool He's waiting for the next poor fool Who forgot that it was Sunday
[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/he-forgot-that-it-was-sunday-lyrics-john-prine.html ] The only song I ever knew Was 'Moonlight Bay on the Avenue' These are the tales from the Devil's chin Charlie, I could've been a contender
And the old men sit 'round the cracker barrels The children hum their Christmas carols The train tracks all run parallel But they'll all meet up one day
On a dusty pew in a vestibule Sits the Devil playing pocket pool He's waiting for the next poor fool Who forgot that it was Sunday He forgot that it was Sunday
On a dusty pew in a vestibule Sits the old red Devil playing pocket pool He's waiting for the next poor fool Who forgot that it was Sunday
And the old men Why, they're sitting 'round their cracker barrels And the children Yeah, they're out humming those Christmas carols And all those old rusty train tracks They're running parallel But they'll all meet up one day