From the recording Two Birds to Kill a Stone
© Ben Diamond (ASCAP) ben@ben-diamond.com
By Ben Diamond and Jerry Silverstein
Lyrics
A golden lion with a ruby jaw
A stickpin panda with an opal chest
A smuggled Cuban out of Panama
A birthday card wishing all the best
A candle dish with tears of wax
The knife my dad gave when I was ten
A bright red ball without the jacks
And a rifle bullet from I-don’t-know-when
I found these things, but none of them will do
I found these things, I can’t find you
I found these things, I can’t find you
A tail-less monkey from the Rock of Gibraltar
A picture of me from Kuala Lumpur
A letter from you about my old boss Walter
Gonna keep your note right in this drawer
A box of matches and some cheap cufflinks
A leather wallet from the Netherlands
A Montblanc pen and a cartridge of ink
Marti Gras beads and your wedding band
I found these things, but none of them will do
I found these things and I’ve lost you
I found these things and I’ve lost you
BRIDGE
Well I’m a fool, he made me travel for a living
Love is cruel! Lonesome wives are not forgiving
All these keepsakes on my bedside-alter
I’m left with memories, you left with Walter
A jewelry box of inlaid wood
Bought for you in the south of Spain
Some Turkish coins and a watch that’s no good
Half a heart on a golden chain
A silver billfold from Mexico
A baby shoe and a ten-pound note
My friends all ask me, where’d you go?
“I’m with Walter now” is all you wrote