I'm a ghost I'm driftin' into oblivion Just a gray, old ghost And a messy oblivion Well I've had my hopes They're not what they used to be I've had hopes
She rolled up from the bar with kahlua and cream Parked her wheel chair by the karaeoke machine Closed her eyes and sang "dancing queen" She
Got a handful of love on the left side A handful of hate on the right What's in between won't be appeased It's going to be long, lonely night I fear
I feel your stare: the eyes of a buzzard Yeah, I've been there behind the shrike Got me feelin' like a second cousin Twice removed as I pass you by On
I built forty million miles of strip-malls And I painted the sky with aerosol Plugged the hole in your pockets with credit cards And clouded your eyes
So hot and wet Been days and days and days since I slept Been rollin' and stumblin' And laughin' and laughin' and laughin' and cryin' and grumblin' Oh
Water is wet and rocks are hard But the wind, my friend, does what it wants So, I move with the wind I move with the wind, if I move at all What do you
Like stacks and stacks of rats on rafts Clutchin' anything we can Like stacks and stacks of rats on rafts Weight of the world crushin' our backs Tooth
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This really feels like flying Am I lighter than air? Perhaps I'm on the water floating God knows this could be anywhere At least my lungs are still
Inside the Catholic seamen's club Every sailor is sacred Inside the arcade right next door All the girls dance naked Down on my knees scrubbing the
I'm a ghost I'm drifting into oblivion Just a gray old ghost And a messy oblivion Well I've had my hopes They're not what they used to be I've had hopes
to laugh The rain comes down harder I have to laugh It's getting darker I have to laugh Another day finished Another day done I'm right here next to you Hoping tomorrow
Water is wet And rocks are hard But the wind, my friend Does what it wants So I move with the wind I move with the wind If I move at all What do you
She rolled up from the bar with Kahlua and cream Parked her wheel chair by the karaeoke machine Closed her eyes and sang "Dancing Queen" She sang the
I feel your stare, the eyes of a buzzard Yeah, I've been there behind the shrike Got me feeling like a second cousin Twice removed as I pass you by
