100 Pianos Lyrics

Michigan Lakes

Remember we moved 100 pianos

In one day

For some kind of show

My brother was M.I.A.

We met in July

I think we were swimming at the lake

When Pope Paul died

I thought to myself

'You'd make the perfect bride'

But I never could make you laugh

If I could make you laugh

(Chorus)

Would you have stayed

When I left

I can still recall your taste

It's all I kept

That town was such a waste

But you I won't forget

When work was steady enough

And everyone wanted uprights in their basement dens

Unfinished houses they were just built right in

My mom and dad

I still think my leaving was a thing that did them in

Came back for the wakes

I never came home again

If I could make you laugh (X4)

(CHORUS)

I never could forget

Was it love or just a play

It seems a million years away

Sometimes I see you in my sleep

Muddy water on your feet

The sun was shining on your hair

I reach your hand but you're not there

I hope you're laughing all the time

I hope you still can read my mind

I hope you're laughing all the time

All the time

All the time

I think in the spring

I'll go back and buy one of those pianos

Learn to play

I'm setting aside

A couple of hours a day