M. Ward - O'Brien Nocturne Lyrics

Well we talked about old times like a couple of old guys
And took a little walk to the old baseball diamond
And along came O'Brien with a guitar in his hand
Met us on the field with impeccable timing

He said, "I got a new song to show ya
Though it probably ain't gonna blow your mind"
And the thing about O'Brien was
He could always make a string buzz like it was 1989
And I remembered my old car and that old girlfriend of mine

It was a cracked wooden thing
He said, "Wanna talk about old strings?
It's been 10, 12 years since I last changed mine"
And it says, 'Sears down the neck had a little blood stain on the 2nd fret'
But you know it still keeps impeccable time

And he said, "I got a new song to show ya
Though it probably ain't gonna blow your mind"
And the thing about O'Brien was
He could always make a string buzz like it was 1989
And I remembered my old car and that old girlfriend of mine

And that's the story about O'Brien blew my mind