WILCO - SHE'S A JAR

She's a jar
With a heavy lid
My pop quiz kid
A sleepy kisser
With feelings hid
She begs me not to miss her

She says forever
To light a fuse
We could use
A hand full of wheel
And a day off
And a bruised road
However you might feel
Tonight is real

When I forget how to talk I sing
Won't you please
Bring that flash to shine
And turn my eyes red
Unless they close
When you click
And my face gets sick
Stuck
Like a question unposed

Just climb aboard
The tracks of a train's arm
In my fragile family tree
And watch me floating inches above
The people under me

Please beware the quiet front yard
I warned you
Before there were water skies
I warned you not to drive
Dry your eyes you poor devil

Are there really ones like these
The ones I dream
Float like leaves
And freeze to spread skeleton wings
I passed through before I knew you

I believe it's just because
Daddy's payday is not enough
Oh I believe it's all because
Daddy's payday is not enough

Just climb aboard
The tracks of a train's arm
In my fragile family tree
And watch me floating inches above
The people under me

She's a jar
With a heavy lid
My pop quiz kid
A sleepy kisser
A pretty war
My feelings hid
She begs me not to hit her

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[mikeoxlong11]

who gives a shit what genre they are... this song is fucking amazing... one of their best imo... most emotional for me.

[TheRockingGerman]

Jeff Tweedy is a genius.

If Wilco, Loose Fur, Golden Smog, Uncle Tupelo, or his guest appearence with The Minus 5 - everything he does is just wonderful.

[MrJohnnycasher]

in Wilco we trust

[3Nerdy]

@NickJohnRawson interesting observation, i agree. what she though? his mother I would imagine.

[Moneyshotdrama7]

@sellout87 Thanks for letting me know that my opinion was my opinion. You should have been a parrot!

[sellout87]

@Moneyshotdrama7 well, thats just like......you're opinion man!!

[Moneyshotdrama7]

I appreciative it. Although, it is quite boring.

[dropd29]

@NickJohnRawson More or less. Someone who doesn`t open up much or has secrets. This song is about his wife Sue.

[NickJohnRawson]

is she a jar with a heavy lid because she's hard to get into?

[dancingmania2010]

For some reason, this song reminds me of the antithesis of Honey by Bobby Goldsboro.

[starkneked]

The snare drum is annoying on this recording...

[FatmanCaufield]

Is Tweedy on "the meds"? It's kinda obvious, right? I know Summerteeth was pulled off by him and Jay locked in a studio with painkillers and marital problems... whatever, it's f'ing amazing!