Thax Douglas #1 - Damien Jurado

Illinois, I could put you in a poem

Illinois, I could write you in a song

But the ink keeps bleeding through the paper

Illinois, I could put you in a poem

Illinois, I could write you in a song

But the ink keeps bleeding through the paper

So now I must move on

Illinois, I am your favorite stepson

A Santa Claus Sears Tower in your sky

A poem for every band who stood before me

I just needed three more minutes of your time

I want to be a legend in my lifetime

A street sign of my name where I am from

Illinois, I really do love you madly

But you and I both know I don’t belong

And I do thank you for the love you’ve shown me

Take care of my parents and my books

I’ll send postcards from the great state of Texas

Forget me not, Thax Douglas

Forget me not

Forget me not — best wishes

Forget me not

Forget me not — best wishes

Illinois, I could put you in a poem

Illinois, I could write you in a song

But the ink keeps bleeding through the paper

So now I must move on

Forget me not

Forget me not — best wishes

Forget me not

Forget me not