Elevator Eyes

by Tuff Sunshine

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The wax was down to wick

so i decided to leave early

left a message on the key rack for my little poppet shirley

when she finds me in the morning she’ll be thinking me right squirrelly

flat out on the off-ramp due to all the hurley-burley

the problem is it’s catching when you start to wander off

a goblin consecrated by a prissy little toff

time to release the braids and lose the wimple and the coif

or you end up as an echo with a nasty smoker’s cough

that’s when it hits you

you got elevator eyes

every effort will necessitate that you can hit the highs

if you think it’s A to B

and a direct line to below

well guv' you ain’t got no idea how far you got to go

best whistle past the boneyard and to keep up the disguise

cause that’s when it’ll hit you you got elevator eyes

you can say my words are rubbish or not vetted in a way

that makes sense to one who jetted from a small town in PA

but if you can’t see the other side a river’s the ocean in a way

so thrash the chaff and be content to kick your feet of clay

that’s when it hits you
you got elevator eyes
every effort will necessitate that you can hit the highs

if you think it’s A to B and a direct line to below

well guv' you ain’t got no idea how far you

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released January 27, 2023
written and recorded by John Leitera

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"Play Loud!"--New York Times

"Cool NYC trio Tuff Sunshine does emotive indie fare that skillfully fuses funky soul with wiry postpunk." --Time Out NY

"NYC Band You Oughta Know" -- Stagebuddy.com

"New Band of the Day" -- Louder Than War Blog (UK)

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