Good morning! Me and the Drunk Lovers are in the capital of Finland this morning, getting ready to play Tavastia this evening.

There will be some surprises in the show.

Cats on Fire start at 9PM sharp, so come early.

I remembered that their album is called Our Temperance Movement, which makes this evening a meeting of the sober and the drunk. I guess we have approached the same problem from opposite directions. In this promised land of alcohol all comments are necessary, I think.

Here is the lyric for Hands Tied. It is the last song on Better Than Wages.

the curtains are still drawn

It must be mid-day

you don’t wanna see the sun

it’s cloudy anyway

breaking up with someone

is better than all alone

waiting for a phone call

when the phone’s not on

is lonely

I never promised

but I let myself down

maybe it’s cause I’m tired

of trying to be something

breaking up with someone

is better than all alone

waiting for a phone call

when the phone’s not on

is lonely

you should have warned me

I should have let you in

you should have stayed

when I was sleeping

breaking up with someone

is better than all alone

waiting for a phone call

when the phone’s not on

is lonely

oh, it’s lonely

you left me with nothing

but my hands tied