Month of Music Day 26 Steve Taylor Sock Heaven Squint Out of the wringer, into the dryer Spins the clothes higher Squeezing out static and shocks Little stockings tumbling 'round together Couldn't cling forever Now I'm missing one of my socks [Pre-Chorus:] Lord, where do they go? Lord, where do they go? [Chorus:] One pile waits with their god in a box The other pile nervously mocks heaven Misfits lost in the dryer, take heart Maybe there's a place up in sock heaven Out of the wringer, into the dryer Couldn't just retire Had to try tempting the fates One little band spinning 'round together Couldn't cling forever God, I think I'm losing my mates Seven good years, followed by a feeling I'd hit the glass ceiling Maybe I'd best disappear Pick any market Pick a straitjacket If you can't act it Misfit, you don't belong here [Pre-Chorus:] Lord, where do they go? Lord, where do they go? Lord, where do they go? Lord, where do they go? [Chorus:] One pile waits with their god in a box The other pile nervously mocks heaven Misfits lost in the dryer, take heart Maybe there's a place up in sock heaven Didn't want a platform to build a new church Didn't want a mansion in rock heaven Didn't want more than to be understood Maybe there's a place up in sock heaven Lord, where do we go? Lord, where do we go? Lord, where do we go? Lord, where do we go? Lord, where do we go? Lord, where do we go? Lord, where do we go? Lord, where do we go? We're gathered here to ask the Lord's blessing Maybe not his blessing Maybe we're not asking at all Out of the box with every good intention Did you fail to mention This time we were destined to crawl? And every day that we died just a little more I was sure you were sovereignly watching us dangle I don't get it now But I'll get it when In sock heaven I see it all from your angle [Chorus:] One pile waits with their god in a box (god in a box) The other pile nervously mocks heaven Misfits lost in the dryer, take heart (dryer, take heart) Maybe there's a place up in sock heaven Didn't want a platform to build a new church (build a new church) Didn't want a mansion in rock heaven Didn't want more than to be understood (be understood) Maybe there's a place up in sock heaven One pile waits with their god in a box (god in a box) The other pile nervously mocks heaven Misfits lost in the dryer, take heart (dryer, take heart) Maybe there's a place up in sock heaven Didn't want a platform to build a new church (build a new church) Didn't want a mansion in rock heaven Didn't want more than to be understood (be understood) Maybe there's a place up in sock heaven

My Take:

Learn more about this song and Steve Taylor Sock Heaven.net. Now, how many songs (just songs, not the artist) have their own websites? Not a lot. You wouldn't last 5 minutes on that 'Who wants a Millionaire' show. I actually wrote something very personal about this about 5 years ago, but I'm not telling. Not just yet. Consider it me trying to keep a little mystery in the relationship. But, remind me to tell you this story someday.

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