Til The Band Comes In

Hereontheoutskirtsoflife
It'saworldwiththevoiceofacaretaker'swife
I'mleavingtomorrowdon'tletitbringyoudown
Stickaroundandaroundandaroundandaround.
'Tilthebandcomesin
Andthecloudsbegintoopen
'Tilthebandcomesin
Andwehearthemallasone
I'llbebackagain
Ifyoupromisethatyou'llwriteme
'Tilthebandcomesrollin'in.
Keepyourfriends
Withtheirwindowssohigh
Keepyourcity
Withchildrenthatshinethroughit'seye
Ifyouneedmetomovethru'
YouknowwhereI'mfound
Stillalivewithmysubhumansoundtotheground.
'Tilthebandcomesin
Andthecloudsbegintoopen
'Tilthebandcomesin
Andwehearthemallasone
I'llbebackagain
Ifyoupromisethatyou'llwriteme
'Tilthebandcomesrollin'in.
Thetimeswesatandsangofallthehiddenthingsweknew
Didtheyevercomeuptrue
Can'tremember,can'tremember
Andit'sthetimetosingasong
Acrosstheemptinessbetweenus
Andremember.