The amphetamines made me god A street corner king known across town I feel blue as the pavement moves beneath my feet I feel gone as the moon comes on That flickering flourescent light Down between the streetlights The record scratch like a Cadillac I've mistaken for a Buick The cigarette flick from his window Spins through the night like a pinwheel Exploding sparks on the asphalt
Choked on exhaust Thoughts of you walk beside me Etched on my bones is your name I wouldn't call it living Just existing Cars headlights sirens backseats My head is spinning as he asks for change "No but here's two cigarettes." That ought to get him through the night You got a light On upstairs? You got a light? Someway for me to see when the streetlights stop The road takes on the country The dividing lines turn to stones and sticks The sound of night as cows fall asleep The fields are full of mushrooms that glow caps in the moonlight I used to pick them at the edge of the forest I once was happy with the thought of "maybe" having you Now I don't do much of anything but **** myself quickly With no one to stop me With no light Somewhere between the star-choked horizon and the sea You fall asleep with another Your heart gives a flutter when he says your name When you kiss his neck When you fall asleep Dreaming seamless dreams of children and sunlight Something in storybooks once known as true love