Flagship

Solo version recorded November 11, 2024
"Flagship" - another Isbell cover rendered with profound apologies to the author.
There's a few too many years on this hotel
But she used to be a beauty, you can tell
The lights down in the lobby they don't shine
They just flicker while the elevator winds
And there's couple in the corner of the bar
Who traveled light and clearly traveled far
And she's got nothing left to learn about his heart
And they're sitting there a thousand miles apart
Baby, let's not ever get that way
I'll say whatever words I need to say
I'll throw rocks at your window from the street
And we'll call ourselves the flagship of the fleet
And there's a lady shining shoes up by the door
Cowboy boots for seven dollars more
And I remember how you loved to see them shine
So I run upstairs to get a pair of mine
And there's a painting on the wall beside the bed
Of the watercolor sky at Hilton Head
And I see you in that summer when we met
And that boy you left in tears in his Corvette
Baby, let's not ever get that way
I'll drive you to the ocean every day
We'll stay up in the presidential suite
And call ourselves the flagship of the fleet
You gotta try and keep yourself naive
In spite of all the evidence believed
And volunteer to lose touch with the world
And focus on one solitary girl
Baby, let's not live to see it fade
I'll cancel all the plans I've ever made
I'll drive and you can ride in the back seat
And we'll call ourselves the flagship of the fleet