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Sugarmask Lyrics by John Davey

Toss Your Javelin

2020

Amy’s bones protrude
She is lyin' in the nude
Smoke and faint scent of perfume
In the early afternoon

With her Sugarmask still on
From her party until dawn
Grabbed from the bargain bin
At the sale on the lawn

Well, Harlan whispers
“Baby, I don’t mean to stray, but I cannot be true”
I tiptoed out the way I came
One and one don’t always make it up to two

Delineated and defined
Sometimes “to live”—it means “to die”
And some of us still get
Somehow you die just to survive

Like when Clare—she whispered
“John, I did not mean to stray, but I have not been true”
I tiptoed out the way I came
One and one don’t always make it up to two

Oh, hangers-on
Find someone else, you hangers-on

Amy’s bones protrude
She is lyin' in the nude
Smoke and faint scent of perfume
In the early afternoon
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About “Sugarmask” by John Davey

Read the complete lyrics to "Sugarmask" by John Davey from the album "Toss Your Javelin" in 2020. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Country, Folk.

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"Sugarmask" is credited to John Davey. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Sugarmask" appears on "Toss Your Javelin" in 2020.

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