Coughing Colors

She homed with thieves
Kicked up dirty leaves
She was a maniac
No one's heart attackShe got around
Slept on the bad side of town
She was cooler than you
Way cooler than meShe was true
All blinded and bruised
She didn't give a fuck
No, she had given upShe was alive
She was caught on fire
She was everything
She was all of thisShe opened up and laid it all right there
She said, I don't mind
No, no I don't care
I'll help you shovel out my shallow holeAnd I know, I know they're threatening
But at least we're not the ones carrying
Such heavy, heavy, heavy stoning stonesAnd yeah, I know they'll get you down
They'll do you in and they'll drag it out
'Cause me and you, we are one of a kindShe liked to lose
Never wore Sunday shoes
She found her luck in wells
And corner stores and jailsShe was crazy
A downtown kind of baby
Always dangerous
She got me down on my kneesShe made it rain
She called the wind and then it came
Oh, with the wave of a hand
She brought the sunshine right inShe was the sky
Beyond steeple and the choir
Oh, the preacher's amen
His hallelujah childShe opened up and laid it all right there
She said, I don't mind, no, no I don't care
I'll help you shovel out my shallow holeAnd I know, I know they are threatening
But at least we're not the ones carrying
Such heavy, heavy, heavy stoning stonesSo when your bones are broke and you're all alone
And the fog's so thick you can't see up close
Just know that I will end up strangled tooAnd when the floods they come all rushing in
And the boat is full and you can't get in
Oh, it's okay if you don't want to swimAnd when you're swallowed up, oh, don't you cry
Just give right in, don't you try to fight
'Cause baby, I wouldn't pay no mind
There's nothing you can doThey'll have you coughing up your colors
They'll have you coughing up your colors
They'll have you coughing up your colors
They'll have you coughing up your colorsShe sang the blues out of time and out of tune
Spoke no silver spoon, only simple truths
She was a friend, stabbed backs and broke plans
She would give you her coat or put nails through your handShe was wise, full magic and life
Oh, you could see it in her eyes
Oh, yeah, I saw it in his eyesShe was more than this
Ya, way more than this
She was everything
She was all of this