You ask me what's it like now I've got no woman - don't ask You ask me how's it feel to be alone You've got no one - don't ask I'll tell you what's the
I could see that the sun it was deadly She's putting her hand in the fire Her velvety skin it was cooking Lily white, lily white turning to raspberry
The summers were longer, they went on forever Oh and the sky so blue We never worried about anything We didn't question the nature of things We didn't
I checked into the room and I checked the view And then I locked and chained the door I had time to kill I had space to fill Like a prisoner on the floor
Let's stay a while and watch him He's moving into action man He's looking good but maybe He's in the wrong direction man But he wanna get a little, get
Time to wave the day goodbye But I don't wanna hear no lullaby Sandman takes his cue And when the night is through I'll be lying here with you Close
This boy he's a midnight driver High roller and a soul survivor She tried to send him on his way He say, hey, I wanna stay If you don't mind I'm hanging
I got a letter this morning My overdraft's in overdrive They wanna know what I'm gonna do about it How I'm proposing to survive Stay alive stay alive
Here on the street Feeling the cool of the dawn Shuffling feet Faces are ragged and worn They've been working all night Waiting for the curtain to rise
The hands on the clock seem to stick to the face But the seconds are turning to minutes And minutes to days I try not to look at the grin on it's face
I've been thinkin' writin' you a letter Maybe telegram would be better I'll be worried how it's gonna get there So I go and change my mind Need a little
I looked at your face somehow I knew Nothing could tear me away You started to smile and I was lost Fumbling for something to say I took you home, you
You're through gestation so welcome to the world We've still got vacancies just waiting to be filled We're still delivering ten thousand souls a day And
Doctor, I'm getting in deeper Show me, the way I can slow myself down You can talk me round I'm a fool for falling in love again You've gotta save me
Put your money where your mouth is Get your finger on the buzzer Paint it on Show the bumps Cos you're really gonna jump tonight Can you fell you're getting
Hey you've been hanging on To a dream Hoping that time Would turn your fear away But you must stop Take a look around What do you see Do you see me People
I picked myself up in a downtown bar You know the feelin' was lousy But as I'd come this far Well it's too easy to drink When nobody's home But I hate
Oh well her skin it was softer than velvet And her eyes were as bright as a child's Her lips were a promising picture Warm and celluloid But her words