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John K. Samson performs Utilities on The BackStage Pass. Recorded live in Calgary on April 25th, 2009. Engineered by Matt Schichter.

Flower-Gathering by Robert Frost

I left you in the morning,

And in the morning glow,

You walked a way beside me

To make me sad to go.

Do you know ...

I wonder what happens
when the top to the washing machine
is closed.

All I know
is that when I open the lid
at the tail end of my cycle
my laundry ...

What happens to my shirt

when I remove the red

white and blue "vote" button

and lay it to rest

next to some extra dimes?

Sure, it will eventually

...

I am not a night owl

in the traditional sense.

Consider me instead

the early bird

who beacons at 3 A.M.

by the summer maple

in your yard,

...

I got a call around two in the morning

from some punk kid and his punk friends.

A low moan lamenting my tired state escaped

my mouth as I rolle...