Friends of La Cuadra, here’s a new song, Grifter Moon, by Matthew Grimm from his upcoming, but as yet unnamed album. For more of his music, visit either www.redsmear.com or hie thee to YouTube for some songs from his once and future band, The Hangdogs. His album with Red Smear can be purchased here.

 

 

 

Grifter Moon by Matthew Grimm

  1. Yeah, you’re pretty, but so was Ava Gardner
    And she lured men unto mutually assured immolation
    You just hang up there doing nothing for anyone
    Except making the tides and impossible expectations

    And you’re an enigma like a Robert Mitchum tough guy
    One evening cold, aloof, the next a shining knight
    Battered by fate or cosmic whimsy
    Ever seeking shadow with the dawn’s new light

    Grifter moon like a come-hither Cheshire smile
    Grifter moon a magic mirror of every hope in the world
    Enchanting the lonely like a b-girl But if she
    looks up tonight, make her happy if just for a little while

    You’re a flame to a moth like a Linda Darnell glare
    However cold to our attentions, we can’t look away
    Composed of light and shadow, dream and desolation
    You’re a bygone goddess, you’re ravishing cliche

    Yeah, you’re timeless, like a Jules Dassin movie
    Up there reminding us you’ll be here when we’re gone
    And the night behind you goes on forever even beyond
    The stars we vainly wish upon

    Grifter moon like a come-hither Cheshire smile
    Grifter moon a magic mirror of every hope in the world
    Enchanting the lonely like a b-girl But if she
    looks up tonight, make her happy if just for a little while

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Matthew Grimm is a freelance journalist, singer-songwriter and frontman for the legendary roots rock band, The Hangdogs. He can't be bought, but if you are not a racist or fascist asshole, he'd be more than happy to drink your beer.
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