Pockets Empty

from Beautiful Thing by Peach & Quiet

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lyrics

Oh I was a fool I gave it all away I bet all of my money
On the wrong horse in the race
After the lies and cheatin, after the foolish games
I stand with my pockets empty, I hang my head today

Why couldn’t I see it, he was clearly not my kind
But I wanted to believe it
And now I’m a woman with an empty house
no honey and a big black eye

He’d toss me a casual smile
On those days he was being nice
But when the dark clouds blew over
You’d see the change in his eyes

Man, I knew I was hungry
And I gorged on the scraps of his time
But I called the cops and they took him away
‘Cuz this time he crossed the line

Why couldn't I see it
I was blind to all the signs
I didn't want to believe it
So now I’m the woman with the empty house
no honey and a big black eye

Before I know he was coming
He bore down on me in his pain
And I stand with the print of his ring
On the left side of my face

My body aches all over
My head is a ringing bell
And I lie with my bed empty
Alone is its own kind of hell

Nobody could see it
He was such a perfect guy nobody would believe it
But now I’m that woman with an empty house
no honey and a big black eye

credits

from Beautiful Thing, released January 20, 2023
Lyrics and melody: Heather Read
Vocals and guitar: Heather Read
Vocals and guitar: Jonny Miller
Guitars and pedal steel: Steve Dawson
Bass: Jeremy Holmes
Drums: Gary Craig
Keyboards: Chris Gestrin

Produced by Peach & Quiet, with Steve Dawson and the Henhouse Express.

Recorded in Nashville, Toronto, Vancouver, and on Pender Island
Mixed by Steve Dawson
Engineered by Sheldon Zaharko
Mastered at Railtown Mastering

Dedicated to our brother, Tom, and Michael Wrycraft.

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Peach & Quiet Victoria, British Columbia

Peach and Quiet, is a partnership in music, romance and life from the lushly forested and rocky shores of Pender Island, just off Canada's west coast. This duo of Heather Read and Jonny Miller are releasing their first album, Just Beyond the Shine in early 2021. ... more

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