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While You Weren't Looking

by Caitlin Cary

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1.
Shallow heart Shallow water Push off the bottom Float to each other Shallow heart, shallow water, the years run dry You can swim but she can fly, as your ship goes sailing by She’ll be floating in the air, will she notice you down there? Empty head Empty bottle Tip it back She won’t follow So learn how to swim while you are young, old men can’t tread water She’ll be floating by one day, and you’ll be missing eachother Let the water wash you clean for the years have left you fearful Two as one can float on air, one alone’s a sinking vessel Shallow heart Shallow water Push off the bottom Float to each other You can rise the surface – love can never hurt us You can see the shore from here – swim And you rise to the surface – love can never hurt us You can see the shore from here; keep her safe – hold her near Shallow heart Shallow water Earth is dry Graves are hollow Dive in first She will follow
2.
Oh when you’re leaving for the hundredth time today Looking for a reason – a reason left to stay What about the promises – the promises you can’t keep Sometimes when you’re wounded There ain’t enough reason to bleed Oh don’t hurry your heart No don’t hurry your heart Please don’t hurry you heart This time Now you’re really going like a hundred time before Is there any reason not to step through that door Forget about the promises– the promises you can’t keep When you look behind you, there’s nothing there to see Flashing lights and exit signs Fall away into the night Like everything you couldn’t take with you There’s nothing left to break Everybody’s talking When you want to say your piece, And everybody’s leaving Right when you were feeling at ease Sometimes when he’s rushing He’s telling you to hurry it up Oh don’t hurry you heart This time
3.
Fireworks 03:50
When I met him it was warm and dark And his smile was kind of square and slow And he asked me, do you dance? And I said, I don’t think so And he didn’t walk away, And I didn’t tell him no, And the fireworks went Pop, Pop, Pop And I kissed him in the glow Then I looked up at the steeple clock And the hands said it was time to go He asked me where I had to be And I said, I don’t know I suppose God lives in Heaven As a child they told me it was so He asked do you believe And I said, I don’t think so And then he did walk away, And I didn’t tell him no, And the fireworks went Pop, Pop, Pop And I kissed him in the glow The fireworks went Pop, Pop, Pop I had to let him go
4.
You hold his hand in his lies Plan a day while he cries What else can you do – he means something to you What will you do when he dies? Girl, he’s killing himself In car when you’re not driving In a bar when you’re not looking With food that you’re not cooking And every minute you’re not in it What will you do when he dies? You tuck the sheet on his bed You won’t eat ‘til he’s fed What more can you do When he’s gone you are true What will you do when he’s dead? You know he’s surely going In a bet you’re not taking In a plane you’re not flying With drugs that you’re not buying And every minute you’re not in it What will you do when he dies? Girl, he’s killing himself In a plane you’re not flying With pills that you’re not taking In a bed that you’re not making Every minute you’re not in it What will you do when he dies?
5.
What’s wrong with your misery– Did a storm turn into a sunny day While you weren’t looking? You paint your daydreams black She’ll never take you back But sunlight’s slipping in through the cracks To catch you crying–you’re always crying What’s wrong with your sad, sad life Did a love slip in and overtake you While you weren’t looking You left your back door open, cracked just right She slipped in the middle of the night To let the day in – and now she’s staying Ooh baby, don’t you know it’s hard I hate my plans right from the start But you walked in and I was found I was telling you from far away I didn’t want you around You knocked a thick wall down, knocked a thick wall down What’s wrong with you sympathy I begged you to notice me but you weren’t looking – you’re never looking Now you’re back in my city and you’re dragging me ‘round Pick me up off of the ground And I am falling – I am falling
6.
Sorry 04:51
You are a gnarled pear tree near an oak that binds your bitter root Beneath its living branches Your fingers bend and ache with rotting fruit I’m sorry, sorry, sorry for my shade I rooted to protect you What a stick figure I have made You are a bitter brother in the shadow of a twin Strangled in her warm embrace You have grown up savage mean and thin I’m sorry, sorry, sorry for my arms I tried to protect you I have darkened all your charms You are a jack o’ lantern Who woke up on a bitter winter morn’ With your skin soft and sallow Your short season has now come and gone I am sorry, sorry, sorry for the time Your ruined face is some reflection Of mine Sorry, sorry, sorry for the time Your ruined face a perfect mirror of mine
7.
Pony 03:49
There’s a blaze across his forehead And a sparkle in his eye Pony’s shoes are made of silver He’s the one I love to ride My Baby, he’s pony He’s the one who loves me only My baby is the only one My pony Every good girl wants a pony I never had one as a child Little girls jump over fences Me and pony roam the wild At night when I feel lonely I let him loose where we can run free My baby is the only one My pony He doesn’t need a saddle I don’t wear silver spurs I’ll never tie him down He won’t prance for other girls I’ll never build a stable We run free across the land And when he’s feeling spooky I calm him with my hand
8.
The Fair 05:20
What would you do if they canceled the fair They got it all wrong ‘cause the year went too long And nobody there knew What you say if they never came You’re waiting around down at the grounds Man, what would you and your girlfriend do? If there’s nothing to see Tell me who would you be To the one you love? If there’s nowhere to go Could you be all alone Like the one you love? What would you do if they canceled the fair ‘Cause the weather turned hot The air conditioner’s shot No one can tell you what to do What would you say in the heat of those days The wind standing still like the hours you can’t fill Man, what would you and your girlfriend do? The ferris wheel stands high Above all the rides Tarantula holds out his arms Try to keep the carousel horses alive As the summer of you and he dies The summer of you and he dies
9.
I thought New Orleans could save me But I lost my way in the Quarter The click of a lock, the snap of his finger I find myself turning the corner I have got too many keys on my ring I’ve had too many rings on my finger A hundred white dresses have hidden this girl I’m wondering now, can you see her? Is there no place for a woman A couple years older and wiser? I pour more coffee for a girl of 16 The man in the next booth could buy her This one turns over the engine I throw a pinch over my shoulder I change my name and he stays the same Southern nights seem to get colder This one’s a box at the bank A hand-me-down diamond For never This one will unlock the closet Where white lace and satin stay shiny Forever and ever I thought New Orleans could save me But then I got lost in Quarter The click of a lock, the snap of his finger Southern nights seem to get colder
10.
If you hooked me now Would you throw me back To the deepest depths Of the deep blue sea? If you saw me now Would you know it’s me Would you see my face Would you notice? I believe you would hold onto me Take me to your heart In your big strong arms Never leave me cold Never do me harm By the way you are I can’t help but believe That you would hold on to me If I drove away in a big fast car With a big fast boy would you follow me? If I ran away would you look for me Would you search me out would you find me? Hold me now daddy I can’t be alone I’ve been walking for years Now I’ve come undone My feet are all bloody my eyes saw too much Would you sew me a pillow Would you carve me a crutch?
11.
Today the sun came up in the west And it went down in the east If I laid awake a thousand nights I tried to rest at least I watch you come and go sometimes I watch the floor for moves The shapes in the room move so still Just shadows of your shoes I ain’t found nobody yet, honey You know that you do just fine I ain’t found nobody yet They say that these things take time I build the statues up like walls Made out of the false things you say I’m building a fortress from nothing at all And trying to wish it away I watch you come and go sometimes My watch clocks the moves I can no longer keep hearing the lies That we cannot bear to lose I’m watching the days all fall away like leaves On November trees I clearly can’t see What’s in front of me But I can’t leave I get up before the sun rises And try not to notice the day I wonder if I could hear what you hide would it be the same – would I hear you say That you ain’t found nobody yet?

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Caitlin Cary’s debut solo album While You Weren’t Looking showcases her depth as a songwriter and her talent as a vocalist that goes beyond the material that many have come to know her for. Produced by Chris Stamey and co-written by Cary and Mike Daly, the record showcases Cary’s powerful, soothing vocals and features her performance on violin, creating a wistful and intimate acoustic feel.

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released March 26, 2002

Produced and recorded by Chris Stamey

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Caitlin Cary North Carolina

I'm an artist, singer, songwriter, violinist, dog mom & Skillet spouse living in Raleigh, North Carolina. I moved here in 1993, and a year after that I joined Whiskeytown and began a pretty incredible hayride. Since then, I've released three solo albums, a duets album with Thad Cockrell, two albums with the supergroup Tres Chicas, and an album of protest music with the NC Music Love Army. ... more

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