We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Gent in 18​-​C

from Vector 23 by Joseph Airport

/

lyrics

Uneasy in loafers
Five-foot-11
Dapper sunglasses
Bourbon and 7
The gent in 18-C
Is not named D.B.

One-way trip and
30 minutes in the air
Sunglasses folded
Eyes in mid-40s
Lit a smoke for himself
But nothing for me
The gent in 18-C

Lightweight black raincoat
A dark-hued suit
With a white shirt
And distinctive
J.C. Penney clip-on tie

“Can you describe the guy?”

Collared dress shirt
Crisply pressed
Mother-of-pearl tie clip
Pinned hard to the chest

The gentleman
In seat 18-C
Sat in the back
By the jump seat

Where Flo Schaffner
Sentried the aft stairs
“You better look at that note” he advised
“It’s not my phone number inside”
She sat down beside
As he cracked ope’ the case
Showed her eight red cylinders
Four on top of four

The gentleman in 18-C
The gent

credits

from Vector 23, released March 6, 2022

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Joseph Airport Cincinnati, Ohio

"Vector 23 is full of driving post-punk ... Bowie-inflected art rock ... and, at least to one listener, shades of Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd." —MAGNET Magazine

"... An eccentric, zany little album whose catchy tunes and peculiar lyrics can put a grin on your face." —The Fire Note
... more

contact / help

Contact Joseph Airport

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Joseph Airport recommends:

If you like Joseph Airport, you may also like: