Julianna beneath the sun
hears trombones and accordions
one wrong word and she comes undone
Julianna
drawn in circles towards the light
an io moth in descending flight
her eyes are wide her frame is slight
Julianna
mercy is as mercy does
as mercy always goes
Julianna Julianna
how was I to know
every time she makes a scene
opiates amphetamines
a car half full of gasoline
Julianna
and she loves it half to death
she bites her lip and holds her breath
me reaching underneath her dress
Julianna
mercy is as mercy does
as mercy always goes
Julianna Julianna
how was I to know
these days the moon seems out of place
drunk with lust and sick with grace
she dims her light I turn my face
towards Julianna
there's nowhere else for her to go
our nights are dark and sweet and slow
and Greg Brown's on the radio
singing
mercy is as mercy does
as mercy always goes
Julianna Julianna
how was I to know