Vonda, Shepard - Newspaper Wife lyrics

sitting here in this dirty bar

watching the trash go by

she`s selling cigarettes and lollipops

she`s got a sparkle in her black eye

she says `maybe my time will come`

maybe my time will come

he said he`d sweep her off her feet

defying all of gravity

well she`d move any bright city

to fill this gaping cavity she says

i`m a slave in this empty life

diggin` my grave i`m his newspaper wife

well he must have a very small broom

as she sits in this very large room

maybe it`s just a piece of straw

she says why am i so in awe

chorus

i`m a slave to this empty life

diggin` my grave i`m his newspaper wife

i`m ashamed of this meaningless life

diggin` my grave i`m his newspaper wife

she sits across from him

drinking her coffee

his face is buried in other people`s lives she says

`i wonder if he`s gonna read forever

i`m his newspaper wife

repeat chorus