ANCHORAGE
I took time out to write to my old friendI walked across that burning bridgeI mailed my letter off to Dallas but her reply came fromAnchorage, Alaska
She said, Hey girl it's about time you wroteIt's been over two years, my old friendTake me back to the days of the foreign telegramsAnd the all night rock and rollingHey Chel we was wild then
Hey Chel you know it's kinda funnyTexas always seems so bigBut you know you're in the largest state in the UnionWhen you're anchored down in Anchorage
Hey girl I think the last time I saw youWas on me and Leroy's wedding dayWhat was the name of that love song you played?I forgot how it goesI don't recall how it goes
AnchorageAnchored down in Anchorage
Leroy got a better job so we movedKevin lost a tooth, he's started schoolI've got a brand new eight month old baby girlI sound like a housewifeHey Chel, I think I'm a housewife
Hey girl what's it like to be in New York?New York City, imagine thatWhat's it like to be a skateboard punk rocker?Leroy says send a pictureLeroy says helloLeroy says keep on rocking, girlKeep on rocking
Lyrics By Michelle ShockedShort Sharp Shocked (Mercury 1988) / Short Sharp Shocked (Mighty Sound 2003)
Lo curioso es que no me hice con el “Short Sharp Shocked” (1988) hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo y con él he descubierto un estupendo y delicioso trabajo de música americana en el que la preciosa voz de Michelle atrapa a cada escucha un poquito más. Y ese “Anchorage”… bueno, como p.o.m. que es, nunca pierde su frescura, su encanto, su belleza y su capacidad de arrancarte lágrimas de nostalgia…