How's it gonna feel when summer ends Out of money, out of friends? I've seen enough of nothing new The blackest stain on history or last laugh blues
apartment B Everywhere white's what I've seen I've never lived alone so near the ocean breeze I can finally afford high anxiety Reach up, cold air hits
Back door, exit doors Now I wanna be your dog, tape winding up Hot tide, rattling off Say goodbye to the friends you brought run with us Oh, where I
The crown on my head is heavy on me They wouldn't know it 'cause they don't wanna see The skin on my face is turning bright pink As I walk by, the girls
Slither to sea, speakin' in tongues Deft as a surgeon's knife, carvin' through bone Pregnant with doubt, you figured out Tricks of the trade to make
On the night that my love broke through On the night that my love broke through Revelations that came unglued On the night that my love broke through
Sulking, walking 'Round the city after dark Need protection from street thugs Who clip the tires and rip the doors Off rugs like cowards And all this
So let's go deadbolt your shed door Cram your paper money, snug, closer than before Chandeliers are falling in graveyard rows And your eyes are shifting
Supper time in the hole Supper time in the hole I shame my family, shame my home Supper time Old Saint John on death row He's just waiting for a pardon
sensitive kid A sensitive kid I can't tell you why you should have known it Sensitive kids start acting like a grownup I can't tell you why you should have known it Sensitive kids
Why would I make that face, oh, why would I? Why would I test my faith, oh, why would I? Oh, whoa, I see that rain cloud comin' right for me Why would
Something is not right with me Something is not right with me Something is not right with me How was I supposed to know? Something is not right with
Look up from the hymnal, look 'round at the faces Of families closing their eyes We're taking Communion and passing the offering hat Around at the same
Ooh, hmm, ohh Ooh, oh-whoa Ooh, oh-whoa Ooh You wait on letters Fishing for any sign of life Drinks after dinner Your friends will get you to unwind
I kissed the kids at noon Then stumbled out the room I caught a cab, ran up a tab On 7th and Flower Best recital, I had to run Missed my son's graduation
I'm clock watching getting dumb Photographic models, a house painted solace I'm like [Incomprehensible] in the sun And I give up raising your kids America
Flash flood, you got too comfortable So I showed you, who's really in control You gave all of your savings to the poor Lightning on the river and you
I sold you for parts, you get what you want Bet I wanted to, I know who you are Don't know who you're not, I don't dare ask Come back, use the stove We