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Indigo Girls — Second Time Around
Album: Poseidon And The Bitter Bug
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Released: 2009
Length: 4:07
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Second time around you know it
Really got me down
Sister don't you judge it
Keep it to yourself now
If ya ain't got nothing good to say
Don't say nothin' at all

Got bitten by the bitter bug and I
Just can't get enough
Of ill will and my own conceit
I'm weary of the world it seems
I'm weary of the world
Weary of the world it seems

It's sort of always gone my way
I'm just a little bit off these days
Like I've had hard knocks all my life
Like I'm a Bible belt wife
Like I didn't see it coming
Like I didn't walk in willingly

See I never want to sing again
La la la like a butterfly
Without my wits about me
Without my heart in line
Third time's a charm
This is mine

You said you just heard Loretta sing
And you felt the loneliness seeping in
Cowboys made you uneasy
You're a God-fearing lesbian
So you learn not to yearn
And you take it on the chin again

Here's what I find about compromise-
Don't do it if it hurts inside
Cause either way you're screwed
And eventually you'll find
That you may as well feel good
You may as well have some pride

Come August we'll go to Cherokee and
Hear Loretta do her thing
Pack it into the Indian casino and
Make the hillbilly scene
Kick up our heels
And join in

Are you my ally or my enemy?
Do you have self-loathing or empathy?
Can you keep me in your prayers, sister?
Can you keep me in there somewhere?
And sister, if you ain't go nothin' good to say
Don't say nothin' at all
Comments (121)add comment
 flatop wrote:

I hide all my Indigo Girls  albums when my buds come around  hahahah!
Love these girls 
Closet  IG fan.


Interesting comment.  Are you afraid that your 'buds' will judge you adversely for liking the IG?  Or that your 'buds' will steal your IG albums?
I hide all my Indigo Girls  albums when my buds come around  hahahah!
Love these girls 
Closet  IG fan.
 Zedumfore wrote:
Saw the Indigo Girls live in Nelson BC a few years ago... 
hope they come back to the Kootenays! (someday, when there is live music again) 
So good live. 
 
Look after the king of R n R please 
Chill. Non-pretentious vibes. Outstanding 
Saw the Indigo Girls live in Nelson BC a few years ago... 
hope they come back to the Kootenays! (someday, when there is live music again) 
So good live. 
I remember when Amy & Emily played regularly at Moonshadow Saloon on Piedmont Rd in Atlana in the mid 80's
I simply love this song...
OK!, That's at least interesting!

Paints an image, creates a story and add a Banjer for character. I dig it.
I don't usually say nothin about the Indigo Girls, but I actually like this one.
Lame
Excellent song from that rare element - an album without filler.
Always wonderfully poetic and provoking lyrically, love the Indigo Girls.
Spartenburg, SC boys.  Just across the mountain from where I grew up in Ky.

Gonna climb a mountain, highest mountain, jump off ain't nobody gonna know....can't you see...
Love it.
Spartenburg, SC boys.  Just across the mountain from where I grew up in Ky.

"Gonna climb a mountain, highest mountain, jump off ain't nobody gonna know....can't you see..."
Love it. 
Superb.  Wonderful lyrics. 9 from Bristol.  Thanks RP.
I really thought this was Bob Dylan until I looked up and saw what was playing, boy was I wrong.
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
Haven't commented here for quite some time. I decide to register my "bleh" about this track. I see that disgusting "Lazarus" re-tread in the comments again. I'm done here. Bill, do something about this 'member' or I'll probably pull my monthly donation and move on from RP. Sorry, but this user's posts are completely useless.
/M. 

 
An empty threat repeated periodically is funny for reasons I'm sure you didn't intend.
 nutrod42 wrote:
Sounds like Garth Hudson on organ.

 
...but apparently it's Mitchell Froom.
Sounds like Garth Hudson on organ.
 GeorgeMWoods wrote:
Lame. And derivative.

 
Sort of like your outlook on life George? I enjoyed this song {#Mrgreen}
Lame. And derivative.
This is a very good song and CD 10
{#Sunny}{#Clap}
They look like prettier, longer-haired Everley Brothers. 


Indigo Girls

 


 



 bam23 wrote:

In re: pearls, swine, etc. It's not my place to say this, but you really do not seem to grasp the essence of this radio site and the untrammeled opportunity to comment on what is played. The easiest and most effective way to deal with songs you do not like and comments that annoy you is to a) mute and b) don't read. Most of your concerns could be alleviated in this manner. If you think that a reasonable action is to withdraw support because the comments of one person are so offensive, there is not much to be said. 
 

Well said...  hope you are having a marvelous weekend right this minute, bam23...  this song is marvelous...  love it...
 michaelgmitchell wrote:
Haven't commented here for quite some time. I decide to register my "bleh" about this track. I see that disgusting "Lazarus" re-tread in the comments again. I'm done here. Bill, do something about this 'member' or I'll probably pull my monthly donation and move on from RP. Sorry, but this user's posts are completely useless.
/M. 

 
In re: pearls, swine, etc. It's not my place to say this, but you really do not seem to grasp the essence of this radio site and the untrammeled opportunity to comment on what is played. The easiest and most effective way to deal with songs you do not like and comments that annoy you is to a) mute and b) don't read. Most of your concerns could be alleviated in this manner. If you think that a reasonable action is to withdraw support because the comments of one person are so offensive, there is not much to be said. 
Haven't commented here for quite some time. I decide to register my "bleh" about this track. I see that disgusting "Lazarus" re-tread in the comments again. I'm done here. Bill, do something about this 'member' or I'll probably pull my monthly donation and move on from RP. Sorry, but this user's posts are completely useless.
/M. 
 Cynaera wrote:
I have re-discovered Indigo Girls... and this CD is on my list of music to buy (no, not THAT list - this is a NEW list!)  They have a way of putting my feet back on the ground and helping me to remember the simple pleasures of life. (The idea of packing a cooler and a two-day suitcase and just driving into the country seems awfully good to me lately.)
 

miss you so much, Cynaera...

love this marvelous song...
 
 Spiderwoman wrote:
adorable 
 

I agree...  everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be dancing buck ass naked...  love this song...  love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
Tangled up in Bob
 Lazarus wrote:

This song is soooo good it puts a spring in my step this spring day...
 

 
adorable 
Home-spun cobblers.

This song is soooo good it puts a spring in my step this spring day...
 
ugh
I can't wait until spring!

This song is soooo good it puts a spring in my step this winter morning...
 
 Mari wrote:

wonderful seg from buckets of rain!
{#High-five}


 
because it sounds like sounds like "tangled up in blue" by Dylan?

I love the honesty and personal touch of this whole album. It totally grabs me with it's emotional strip tease.

I just love this song.

wonderful seg from buckets of rain!
{#High-five}


 romeotuma wrote:

This song is still soooo good for the external acoustic meatus...

 

and now?
Great Song

{#Clap}
That is break my heart beautiful.
Wow I haven't heard such a blatant rip on Bob Dylan's Tangled Up in Blue riff since Hootie and the Blowfish.
I have re-discovered Indigo Girls... and this CD is on my list of music to buy (no, not THAT list - this is a NEW list!)  They have a way of putting my feet back on the ground and helping me to remember the simple pleasures of life. (The idea of packing a cooler and a two-day suitcase and just driving into the country seems awfully good to me lately.)
Excellent, excellent song... love it.
 dburges wrote:
Woah, I thought this was Turin Brakes at first- freaky.
 
Oh, yes!  Though they sing a tad higher :)

Woah, I thought this was Turin Brakes at first- freaky.
Up to eight in context (withBD)

:-))

Started out an an 8, now 9, maybe 10 the next time.
Here's what I found about compromise,
Don't do it if it hurts inside.
'Cause either way you're screwed.
Eventually you'll find
That you may as well feel good
You may as well have some pride.
nice little country track from the I-girls. {#Cowboy}
hehe i thought this was jayhawks.. ;)

great song regardless..
Ah...today Indigo Girls get the distinct honor of following Bob Dylan. Instant high score from me. A breath of fresh air in the slums! Thank you Indigos. This song does segue well after the previous one. Then again...any does.
"Here's what I've learned about compromise...
Don't do it if it hurts inside"

Powerful lyric, that is..


 horstman wrote:
 
Posted: Feb 15, 2010 - 13:36 < Reply >

 n4ku wrote:
I thought it was Dylan on helium.

 
That made me laugh!

Love them both. BD & IG that is. Dylan on helium is awesome.
 romeotuma wrote:


I always love hearing this song... sigh...

 
 
RT Are you dancing?

Don't the Indigo Girls do a cover of "Tangled Up in Blue"? Anyone else hearing strong similarities here?
Not really a fan of the Indigo Girls but this is indeed a great song.....

{#Clap}
Yes, it´s great.
Pretty good, a 6, but not all that memorable
I just love this song. Radio paradise is the only one that plays it......
strikes a chord ~ and she's still in my prayers...
I really like Amy and Emily's new direction. I'm a sucker for banjo, for one thing, but this has such a nice vibe overall. Makes me wanna sit on a porch with a mint julep or something.
This one's an 8. But just this one.
 n4ku wrote:

I thought it was Dylan on helium.

 
That made me laugh!

I had my back to the computer and thought this was Turin Brakes.
Ahhhhh great, this is right in my alley...

9
 n4ku wrote:

I thought it was Dylan on helium.

 
right on track

 romeotuma wrote:
this song is excellent... 
I agree - they have an amazing capacity for lyrics that are sorta on the nose, yet nonetheless truly poetic. love it 8

Nice, earthy tune
 j7 wrote:
Wow ....... from the other room, I was wondering who this dude was?
Ooooops.

 
It followed a Dylan song and I thought he suddenly had become lucid.


 jhorton wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks these girls ran out of ideas about midway through their first album?
 
Thank God they haven't run out of lyrics, melodies, chord structures and harmonies.

 meadowwoods wrote:
I hear Ferron...

 
I hear John Hiatt

Really nice tune!
MsJudi wrote:
jhorton wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks these girls ran out of ideas about midway through their first album?

Yep, you're the only one.



Make that two. And I was fool enough to buy 4 more albums before I figured it out.

A new record? Jeez, I live in Atlanta! How could I have missed it?!?


I hear Ferron...

 jhorton wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks these girls ran out of ideas about midway through their first album?
 
Yep, you're the only one.

Am I the only one who thinks these girls ran out of ideas about midway through their first album?
This is album is truly one of their best since Rites of Passage.  While I have loved them all to some degree, this effort has the classic harmonies  that made their fans fall in love with them!    Give it a listen!
 robco1 wrote:
I just caught a snatch of lyric: "God-fearing lesbian"

Reminds me of one of my good friends who once described herself that way . . .
 

Hehe!  He said "snatch" and "lesbian."  Hehe!
 whtahtefcuk wrote:
I have not every been a Indigo Girls fan... but the 2 songs I have heard on this new album may have to change that...
 
I'm basically with you on this one. I've always thought they were pretty good, but I've been very impressed with the tracks I've heard off this album.

I have not every been a Indigo Girls fan... but the 2 songs I have heard on this new album may have to change that...
 MinMan wrote:
specifically; "tangled up and blue". (sorry - I just had to mention it)

 
I thought it was Dylan on helium.

specifically; "tangled up and blue". (sorry - I just had to mention it)



Instrumentals remind of old "The Band," with the B3, harmonica and banjo.
I like this new IG stuff. Reminds me of Eliza Gilkyson. Plus it has a banjo: always good.
I just caught a snatch of lyric: "God-fearing lesbian"

Reminds me of one of my good friends who once described herself that way . . .
Pretty good.

glad to hear some new indigo girls
not going so far as a WOOt  though, AB   ;-)
W00t! More new Indigo Girls! Yay!!!
Huh.  New IG!  Interesting.  I haven't heard this at all yet... I do love me some banjo.

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