IDLE HOURVERSE
There’s a place down the street

Where my friends congregate
And when we sit on those bar stools
We’re not alone
10 am the lights are on
Beer’s cold, the whiskey’s strong
And we’re drowning those memories
One by one
CHORUS
You can meet me at the idle hour
Where the juke box plays all those country songs
If you’re tryin’ to hang on

To a love that’s dead and gone
With too many reasons not to go back home

VERSE
The neon lights are bright
Even tho it’s past midnight
And the band’s packed up and moved on
Stare at the clock on the wall
Bartender says last call
And I start missin’ her most of all

CHORUS
So, you can meet me at the idle hour
Where the juke box plays all those country songs
So if you’re tryin’ to hang on
To a love that’s dead and gone
With too many reasons not to go back home
Too many reasons not to go back home

Life’s become so fragile
now that I care
But I guess that means that I’m
Getting somewhere
Remember the time
Laying in your bedWhen you told me that you loved me
And you stroked my head

And I stared out the open window
I’d even told you
That one night howWords don’t mean a thing
But it’s alright
Cause every time
I open my mouth
And I wanna tell you something
But something else comes out

But do you know that I need you nowI’m trying to tell you but I don’t know how
So much frustration in my
Untidy roomThat you thoughtfully went andGot me a broom
But inside my room
Is a messy mind that isTangled and twisted
And untied

You know that I’m not too organisedI’m trying to be but I don’t have the time
The cement in my headWas making me sinkBut you pulled me up
and it hurts a little less to think
So life’s a little fragile
But I guess it always isWhen you’ve got some sort of reasonThat makes you wanna live
But will you share a bit of the weightI’ve carried it with me for 21 years straight

Quand elle était p'tite

Le soir elle allait

À Sainte-Marguerite

Où qu'a s'dessalait

Maint'nant qu'elle est grande

Elle marche, le soir,

Avec ceux d'la bande

À la Bastille on aime bien

Nini Peau d'chien

Elle est si bonne et si gentille!

On aime bien

Nini Peau d'chien

À la Bastille.
Elle a la peau douce

Aux taches de son

À l'odeur de rousse

Qui donne un frissonEt de sa prunelle
Aux tons vert-de-gris

L'amour étincelle

Dans ses yeux d'souris.
À la Bastille on aime bien

Nini Peau d'chien

Elle est si bonne et si gentille!

On aime bien

Nini Peau d'chien

À la Bastille.


Quand le soleil brille

Dans ses cheveux roux

L'génie d'la Bastille

Lui fait les yeux doux

Et quand a s'promène

Du bout d'l'Arsenal

Tout l'quartier s'amène

Au coin du Canal.
À la Bastille on aime bien

Nini Peau d'chien

Elle est si bonne et si gentille!

On aime bien

Nini Peau d'chien

À la Bastille.


Mais celui qu'elle aime

Qu'elle a dans la peau

C'est Bibi-la-Crème

Parc' qu'il est costaudParc' que c'est un homme

Qui n'a pas l'foie blanc

Aussi faut voir comme

Nini l'a dans l'sang.
À la Bastille on aime bien

Nini Peau d'chien

Elle est si bonne et si gentille!

On aime bien

Nini Peau d'chien

À la Bastille.


English translation :
NINI PEAU DE CHIEN
When she was littleIn the evening she would goTo Saint MargueriteTo unwindNow she is biggerIn the evening she goes walkingWith the little bandOf Richard-Lenoir
At the Bastille we like herNini Peau d’ChienShe is so nice, so kindWe likeNini Peau d’ChienAt the Bastille
She has soft skinWith frecklesAnd a red hair fragranceTo make you shiverAnd from her green-grey pupilsLove’s sparklesIn her young girl’s eyes
When the sun is shiningIn her red hairLe Génie de la BastilleMakes eyes at herAnd when she walksFrom the end of the ArsenalThe Whole neighbourhood arrivesAt the corner of the Canal.
But the one she lovesWho gets under her skinIs Bibi-la-CrèmeBecause he is a tough guy
Because he is a manWho’s not lily liveredWords can’t sayHow deep in her heart he’s become