He'd put his ear to the wall to hear the fall of silence
Rosie'd gone, moved on away
from where she lived in the Adelphi Apartments
down by Carrigafoyle
At night she read Cannery Row
before saying goodnight
to the highway below
[00:33.20]Rosie lived [00:36.06]in the Adelphi Apartments [00:40.62] [00:41.80]down by Carrigafoyle [00:44.61] [00:46.54]At night she read Cannery Row [00:51.80] [00:54.78]before saying goodnight [00:58.28] [00:59.27]to the highway below [01:01.28] [01:07.45]And all the tomcats knew her [01:10.57] [01:13.81]Over on the Allenby steps [01:16.50] [01:20.18]Sundays she'd burn a candle [01:23.06] [01:26.04]For all the tears she hadn't wept [01:28.73] [01:32.47]And all the ends she hadn't met [01:35.55] [01:39.25]Electric thick around her [01:42.04] [01:45.35]She'd put a record on [01:47.91] [01:51.78]Something warm like Olga Guillot [01:55.65] [01:57.52]Swaying her hips to a far-off drone [02:01.64] [02:02.27]Where she lived [02:04.94]in the Adelphi Apartments [02:08.19] [02:10.62]down by Carrigafoyle [02:13.24] [02:14.80]At night she read Cannery Row [02:20.29] [02:23.04]before saying goodnight [02:26.42] [02:27.23]to the highway below [02:29.66] [02:35.47]And Maurice next door coughing [02:38.95] [02:41.57]'Bout the things he tried to say [02:44.52] [02:47.75]Didn't want to seem like a creep [02:50.76] [02:54.19]He always dreaded the day [02:56.86] [02:58.68]He'd put his ear to the wall [03:00.99]to hear the fall of silence [03:03.48] [03:06.66]Rosie'd gone, moved on away [03:09.72] [03:10.79]from where she lived [03:13.74]in the Adelphi Apartments [03:16.74] [03:19.11]down by Carrigafoyle [03:21.73] [03:23.29]At night she read Cannery Row [03:28.48] [03:31.40]before saying goodnight [03:34.71] [03:35.72]to the highway below
