Oh, my Josephine
On a train you went
To go and meet with your friends
In the city
Up to the ones
I never got to meet
I never got to greet
It’s a pity
Darling, don’t ask
I’m spreading my wings
While you lay in our bed
Dreaming your dreams
‘bout what you could’ve had
And drinking your problems away
Oh, my Josephine
Are you meeting a stranger?
While here in our manger
Lies our little sprout
What does he have?
Is he tall, dark and handsome?
Or am I chasing phantoms
Fearing you will back out?
Darling, don’t fret
Before you awake
I will lie in our bed
Holding you close
With a thought in my head
“My life is slipping away”
Oh, my Josephine
What have you seen?
In your travels and dreams
You are farthest away
Do your pretty blue eyes
Search for a shiny-armored knight
To father our child
In a better way?
Darling, don’t speak
Your poisonous jealousy is at its peak
My shoulders are heavy
And my knees are weak
And all I want is a new day
Oh, time slips away
Hours into days
Days into years
These poisonous hearts
Lead us into the dark
Oh, my Josephine
I will do what you ask
If you hand me a task
I will do it
I am committed
To do what it takes
If a difference it makes
I will prove it
Darling, don’t try
We’re way past the point
Of the hows and the whys
So tonight, go to sleep
Close your pretty brown eyes
Let your dreams take you away
And darling, don’t ask
Where I am in the morning
I gave you fair warning
Don’t check the baby room
Walk down the hallway
Open the door when the bell rings at eight
Oh, my Josephine
Tomorrow at the breakfast table
Pour the milk that I labeled
Into your black coffee cup
And drink it up slowly
I don’t mind being lonely
As long as I am the only
Man raising our son
Oh darling, our child
Will live like a king
With the trust you’ll provide
I’ll take the train
And move into the night
Share in the wealth someday
Oh, my Josephine
The train’s almost here
But did I just hear our old coffee machine?
credits
from The Monochrome Veil,
released March 12, 2021
Lyrics by Etan Huijs. Music by Etan Huijs & Jori van Gemert.
Horn arrangements by Kyle Janssen & Nando van Westrienen.
Recorded, mixed and produced by BJ Baartmans at Wild Verband.
Mastered by Darius van Helfteren at Amsterdam Mastering.
Etan Huijs: vocals, acoustic guitar
Jori van Gemert: vocals, rhodes
Kyle Janssen: electric guitar
Rens van Dijk: bass
Roel Trommelen: drums
BJ Baartmans: additional acoustic & electric guitar, Spanish guitar, mandolin, piano, organ
Nando van Westrienen: trumpet, bugel
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