Lyrics to "Leaving The Army" and "One-Chord Complaint", the two songs I wrote that appeared on the Drag City Supersession album TRAMPS, TRAITORS AND LITTLE DEVILS. I sang on two covers songs as well.

These songs are written, copyrighted and published by Edith Frost / Marfa Music (BMI)


Leaving The Army

Even as the sun
paints the landscape with its fire
it seems the storms they follow me
wherever I go
I may perish never knowing why

I’m thinking about
leaving the army
turning in my uniform
as always awakened
by the old explosions
just outside of my door

even as the stars
paint their icons up against the sky
it seems that I’ll be blinded
to their travels tonight
that’s just what my life is like

I’m thinking about
leaving the army
turning in my uniform
as always awakened
by the old explosions
just outside of my door


One-Chord Complaint

there is no comfort so
familiar as the silence
inasmuch as we touch
we understand each other

as for us we’ve become
surrounded by the silence
refugees from our dreams
we didn’t dare surrender

I would not love for naught
he never seemed to feel it
sometimes I wish that I
could be content without counting

still my words won’t be heard
above the crowd I’m playin’
and my words stand unheard
they’ll disappear to silence