In The Box

Jeff Stachyra – percussion

Rick Iacovelli – Bass

Steve Eisenberg – Penny Whistle, Bodhran

Bob Damiano – Acoustic guitar

Brian Arrowood – Fiddle

 

IN THE BOX
c 1984 NICHOLAS JOHN BUTTICE

I ONCE HAD A FRIEND A VERY GOOD FRIEND
WHO DID NOT KNOW WHERE HE WAS GOING
HE’D FALL INTO LOVE AND THEN CRASH AND BURN
HE WENT DOWN EACH ROAD NEVER SLOWING

I SAW HIM FADE BUT I COULD NOT HELP
AS EACH ONE COULD NOT HELP THE OTHER
THEN ONE DAY I SAW A SHORT TIME AGO
WHAT HAD BECOME OF MY BROTHER

AND THEN IN FRONT OF ME WAS HIS LIFE
THERE WAS HIS LIFE
THERE ENDS HIS LIFE
IN THE BOX

I ONCE HAD A GIRL A VERY GOOD GIRL
WHO WENT OUT THE DOOR NVER KNOWING
THE ROAD AT YOUR DOOR CAN TAKE YOU AWAY
TO PLACES YOU SHOULD NOT BE GOING

SHE WAS A GOOD LOVE A VERY GOOD LOVE
SHE WENT THAT ROAD NEVER ENDING
SHE NEVER LOOKED BACK WAS NEVER THE SAME
SHE NEVER GOT OVER US ENDING

AND THEN ONE DAY RIGHT IN FRONT OF
THERE WAS HER LIFE
THERE WAS HER LIFE
THERE WAS HER LIFE
IN THE BOX

NOW TIME IT HAS PASSED
AND TIME WILL GO ON
BUT NO ONE RETURNS FROM THIS PLACE
YOU STILL SEE THEIR SMILES
YOU STILL HEAR THEIR NAMES
BUT YOU’LL NEVER SEE THEM FACE TO FACE

AND THEN ONE DAY YOU’LL SEE THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT

AND THER YOU WILL BE
THERE YOU WILL BE
THERE ENDS YOUR LIFE
IN THE BOX