Banjo Moon Greg Brown

There was someone that I used to know
She was a personal friend of mine
We were lovers long ago
Back in the traveling times
And I happened to pass through her town
I thought I'd call her on the phone
So we could talk about what we'd found
She said, hey, please just leave me alone

Oh, and I
I don't know
Everywhere I go
Sorrow is as thin as an electric mandolin
And the moon is as round as a banjo

I guess he took it pretty hard
He just kept drinking all through the night
We walked along by the old church yard
In the bloodshot morning light
He said, "I was always afraid she'd go away
I've been expecting it for years"
And as I looked at the cold blue bay
It looked like my friend's eyes all full of tears

Oh, and I
I don't know
Everywhere I go
Sorrow is as thin as an electric mandolin
And the moon is as round as a banjo