From the 2003 Suburban Sprawl Music Holiday Sampler.
lyrics
mid-winter frostbite on prickly legs
the kettle sits empty
I watch the sky
walks on the snow filled with carbon dioxide
black polyester coat train
passes me by
and the stock police officer shot
as the chorus sings out for the souls of their brothers
they're dumb
dumb as the television news anchor
with all of the teeth and the charm
I, I watch them all
with utter belief
like I watch the streetlights
and cars on the street
and I walk through the snow
The latest from Sonny Smith's long-running San Francisco outfit is clever and very sweet and more than a little bit country. Bandcamp Album of the Day Aug 3, 2021