Sad Thanksgiving in Cologne
© 2020 Pemberton Roach
The steps of the cathedral can be comfy for a nap
'Til a cop kicks you square between the ribs
The brauhaus doesn't open 'til eleven on the dot
And my bottle of obstler has gone missing
This God-forsaken burg has never heard of a turkey
Or a can of cranberry sauce
Here it's just a Thursday in November
And I'm just American and lost
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to buy
All I ever wanted was a sweet potato pie
I left my heart in Plymouth and my wallet back in Rome
There's nothing quite as bad as a sad Thanksgiving in Cologne
The last thing I remember were some gypsies on the train
Singing "Take Me Home Country Roads"
Everything was great until that part about the moonshine
Then I started really feeling old
Somehow by the time I got to Leverkusen Chempark
I'd lost my favorite "gobble gobble" shirt
I used to be a pilgrim on a mission for the flag
Now I'm an Amerikaner jerk
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to buy
Now I'm more confused than a Bundesliga tie
I left my heart in Plymouth and my wallet back in Rome
There's nothing quite as bad as a sad Thanksgiving in Cologne
This God-forsaken burg has never heard of a turkey
Or a can of cranberry sauce
Here it's just a Thursday in November
And I'm just American and lost
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to buy
All I ever wanted was a sweet potato pie
I left my heart in Plymouth and my wallet back in Rome
There's nothing quite as bad as a sad Thanksgiving in Cologne
No there's nothing quite as bad as a sad Thanksgiving in Cologne