Workin' For the Queen

from Between A Wolf And The Moon by Travis Cyr

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lyrics

I took a job working for the queen
from an ad I found in a magazine
I was coming apart at the seam
I was under the gun 8 days a week

I took a job working for the queen
on her fancy flying space machine
It sucked me in like a tractor beam
Back in time to New Orleans

I took a job working for the queen
I'm seeing things I thought I'd never see
high up in her apple tree
feeding all the birds bumblebees

I took a job working for the queen
on a train in the woods north of Abilene
you could smell the smoke and kerosene
all aboard the 219

I took a job working for the queen
working in the Land of Make Believe
working steal and concrete
Laying yellow bricks down in the street

I took a job working for the queen
Now things ain't always what they seem
I feel like I'm trapped inside a dream
in the land of the brave and free

I took a job working for the queen
but she swept me off my feet
She took me for a ride in her limousine
we got lost Between the sheets

I took a job working for the queen
300 and 65 days a week
I fell for her eyes of green
now I love her and she loves me

I took a job working for the queen
in a coat I borrowed from James Dean
she stabbed me in the face with a nectarine
Still got a bit of her stuck in my teeth

I took a job working for the queen

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from Between A Wolf And The Moon, released March 4, 2022

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Travis Cyr Maine

Travis Cyr has been creating music & art in Maine for over 25 years. Performing over 1900 shows & releasing 15 original albums. The music is a highly original mix of cerebral, folk balladry and spacey roots music with vivid, poetic lyrics full of heart and ancient soul. "Hypnotizing Psych Folk - Kinda like John Prine from Outer Space!" ... more

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