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In a Taxi

from Phantom Vibes by Joey O'Neil

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lyrics

I'd rather be home than here
Don't know what I expected but what you did was clear
Then we made some decisions brought on by a couple of beers
Now I'd rather be home than here

I say I'll call a cab
I know the number by heart
I'll wait at the nearest intersection
Five to ten minutes in the dark

I'd rather go home than linger on
We've already reached the climax of a casual correspond
So let's call it a night instead of stalling all night long
I'd hate to wait 'til break of dawn

Don't wanna be overdressed for breakfast
Staggering down Queen Street West
Other sleepwalkers showing shame
Oh, who wore it best?

I'd rather head home than stay behind
You got what you wanted but you didn't give me mine
I'm wide awake and you won't miss me lying by your side
I have a feeling you'll sleep just fine

I have a feeling you'll sleep just fine

So I strap me in a taxi
Say my address, get driven east
Spinning in the backseat
A wrinkled dress, a snotty sleeve

Trekked across Toronto
Just to not feel taken care of
Mirroring our trashy mascot
What schmuck invented mascara

Flashing back on me and you
Dodging your persistence
Watch the meter, counting coins
Every dollar's worth the distance

Assessing in these streets
Was I an honoured guest?
'Cause somewhere in your sheets
Rests ambiguousness

And the driver's making small-talk
Someone get me out of here
And obliging in the dark car
I'll be humouring through the tears

And still, I'd rather be home than here

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from Phantom Vibes, released August 25, 2023
Written by Joey O'Neil
Produced, engineered, and mixed by Aaron Goldstein
Recorded at Gold Standard Recorders (Toronto, ON) 2023
Additional edits by Josée Caron
Mastered by Philip Shaw Bova

Joey O'Neil: Vocals, guitar
Aaron Goldstein: Pedal steel

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Joey O'Neil Dawson, Yukon

Joey O'Neil is a critically-acclaimed Yukon folk musician bewitching audiences with hauntingly heartfelt anecdotes from a woodland life.

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