From the recording I'm Not Jim
Lyrics
LONELY GAINS
Copyright 2007 Jonathan Lethem, Walter Salas-Humara, Chris Maxwell, and Phil Hernandez
Published 2007 Furry Girl Songs (BMI), Lagartija Music (BMI), and ElegantToo Music (ASCAP)
Walter Salas-Humara - voice and guitar
Chris Maxwell - guitar, bass, synthesizer and supporting voice
Phillip Hernandez - drums, percussion and synthesizer
Mostly
Lonely gains
It bunches and pools
Doesn't distinguish between
Lovers and fools
Everywhere
Appetite aches
It paces its cage
Never misses the mark
Skips a page
Lately
Entropy sells
It whispers and weeps
Always marking the cards
Playing for keeps
Sometimes
Hopeful folds
It curdles and sours
Groping for minimum wage
Maximum hours
These days
Guilty phones
It calls up collect
Rarely showing a face
Being direct
Tonight
Emily waits
She watches the door
Thinking of building a nest
Swimming for shore
Mostly
Lonely Gains
It bunches and pools
Doesn't
Distinguish between
Lovers and fools