Nighttown

You're an open gate
On a barbed wire fence
Swingin' back and forth
You know it scares me half to death
Funny how it moved
From a blessin' to a curse
Ain't it funny how we moved
From the cursed, to the doomed

Will you
Will you unwind
This heart of mine?
Heart of mine

Busted but not broke
Shaken up and stirred
Watch out who you tell
This night is hangin' on each word
But when the mornin' comes
And the lies are cheap
You'll say: "to live is to lose"
I'll say: "losin's the one thing... that we all keep"

Will you... will you unwind?
This heart of mine... heart of mine

Both a blessin' and a curse
In everything we've heard
A blessin' and a curse
This night is hangin' on... each... word

We need a better idea, here quick
Before the sun's beatin' down on our necks
We need a better idea
Watch us speed, to the end of the world
Promise all, that we've already heard
And still we're nowhere
I don't care to know all the details
How you left him to shout down the stairs
I don't care to know
Slow red dawn is gonna come
Slow red dawn is comin' on
Slow red dawn
Do you see that thin strip of light there?
On the skyline, it seems unaware
That we haven't slept yet
But as long as we still laugh for keeps
And you swear you were dyin' to leave
There's no reason to sleep
Slow red dawn is gonna come
Slow red dawn is comin' on
Slow red dawn
Slow red dawn is gonna come
Slow red dawn is comin' on
Slow red dawn
Do ya see that light there?
On the skyline unaware
Do ya see that light there?
Comin' on
Are we gonna let it flag?
I think we got it in the bag
Do ya see the light there?
Comin' on

Gettin' stupid ... crooked feet
A pinball on ... scott walker street
Gettin' stupid ... in a bar
Not goin' home ... til the band plays "superstar"
Everything's on the edge of everything else
You're hittin' a stride, that cannot be stopped
People been callin' all the way from florida
Ya said, you're going down there, for a week or more

Tremble goes ... tremble goes the night
Tremble goes ... tremble goes the night

Gettin stupid ... dancin' veins
Night rain on ... the greyhound sign
Gettin' stupid ... flashlight face
Strangers got ... the clearest eyes
Nothin's worth envy, but i can't help myself
Go find your glory, ya don't need my help
When it explodes, ya better line up to bet
The dead don't have birthdays, they just forget

Tremble goes ... tremble goes the night
Tremble goes ... tremble goes the night

Shadows sparkle ... streetcars burn
All of god's drunks ... we wait our turn
So you're leavin' ... write it on a cake
I'll take a piece ... and i'll join the wait
When you get back, we'll find a heart and soul chapel
See if there's anything, left to unravel
Now go drop this five, in the band's tip jar
I'm not goin' home ... til the band plays "superstar" ("superstar")
Tremble goes ... tremble goes the night
Tremble goes ... tremble goes the night

The city's shiverin'
Shivers in the heat
That we call summertime
And i'm deliverin'
The one piece of the puzzle
That you could not find

Follow me an angel
Follow every fool i can tonight
Follow me an angel
From the rooftops
These streets
Don't seem so bright

The clocks have lost their hands
The clouds take off their shirts
And show their scars to me
And we're out kickin cans
Chasin' sirens
Past the gate ... of your driveway
Now here's the teeth to the city
The keys to your wings
The promise that i won't say no
Though we ain't lookin' pretty
There's some places open late
Where we can go

Follow me an angel
Follow every fucked-up fool tonight
Follow me an angel
From the rooftops
These streets don't seem so bright

Been a lot of rain out there
Rainin' blind
Summer's comin' slow ... this year
It's rainin' blind
If ya come back tonight
... i'll let it ... fall away
If ya come back tonight
Ya better have ... the guts to stay
Gravel's loose ... and the load is shiftin'
Dreams are heavy ... they could use ... some ... liftin'

Come back now ... lay all your burdens down
And with a little luck ... i'll lift your burdens up

Between my thoughts and my deeds
Delusion lies
I've forgotten everything
We ever tried
But if ya come back tonight
Careful what you bring
The sky's unwinding here
Twisted like a busted spring
Gravel's loose ... and the load is shiftin'
Dreams are heavy ... they could use ... some ... liftin'

Come back now ... and lay all your burdens down
And with a little luck ... i'll lift your burdens up ... burdens up

If ya need me ... you can call
If ya need me ... i will call you
If ya need me ... you can call
If i need you ... i will call you

Ain't goin' anywhere fast
Gonna sit right here
'til the sky blows ... blows on past

Come back now ... lay all your burdens down
And with a little luck ... i'll lift your burdens up
And when the trigger's pulled ... ya know i'll follow through
And you can bet your luck ... i'll list your burdens up ... burdens up