Making no deposit, no return Making the same mistakes, we never learn All of the pain in those faces Trying not to show concern
Spent and broken Like a worn out subway door in the city
Hanging in the closet, wait in line When you go by the laws, you pay the fine I'm burning the candle at both ends Twice the light in half the time
Down to crawlin' Feel like I'm falling Oh & yes, the rain doesn't have to hurry in the city< Falls sadly to the ground Rain doesn't have to hurry in the city
Only way to fall is down
Falling down
But still you're running in a race that can't be won Aiming hard to fill the spaces when they're gone Worn out shoes with no laces Getting too loose to stay on
Back to crawling Feel like I'm falling Oh & yes the rain takes its time to fall in the city Falls sadly to the ground Rain kinda of says it all in the city Only way to fall is down
Goin' through the motions Tryin' not to snore Didn't know the gun was loaded Goin' through my motion
Caught without an oar Someone said they all were phony
Time out, save the play Try to make the lie last Any old way we can Signed out all the way When you speak your mind out Never say what you plan
I met her in the hallway Bangin' on the door Askin' what the funny smell was Wake you up and tell you It's OK to sleep some more By the way, is there any you can sell us?
Time out, save the play Trying to make the lie last Any old way we can Signed out all the way When you speak your mind out Never say what you plan
So the case is gettin' hotter Hear me tell you, Jack Stick 'em up, you've just been busted Your basement's full of water Got above the tide Hope to God the pump ain't rusted
Time out, save the play Trying to make the lie last Any old way we can Signed out all the way When you speak your mind out Never say what you plan
I got the all night Laundry Mat blues Washing everything I own except my shoes I got makeup round the collar And it smells like sweat A dollar in the drier And it ain't dry yet
If you wear clothes, you got to pay the dues Sing the all night Laundry Mat blues Yes you do Sing the all night Laundry Mat blues
Somewhere along the way I found the meaning, woke up dreamin' along the way. Never quite seems the same when you awakin', and makin' up for the time you've such a price to pay, and then they take the dream away, and it just ain't fair.
Help me thru the night Mama, help me to ease the pain. Tell me it's alright, help me thru the night once again.
That's the danger in petending, trying to defend yourself from someone else's war, don't know what they're fighting for, and they just don't care.
(Guitar Solo)
So help me see the light mama, open my eyes again. Tell me it's alright, help me thru the night once again