Well I don’t wait around for morning
‘cause she comes to me
I got a house right around the corner
leaning up against the sea

and I didn’t know what we were doing
when we went out on the lamb
the darkness in that train car
wasn’t so much when you held my hand


can I lay my burden down?
I been traveling around
I’ve seen the ruins of my statues
crumbling down
crumbling down


my mind was a sandcastle
and my lady was the tide
through the box cars we saw Sam Beckett
digging ditches with his mind

and I don’t believe there’s a remedy
for those who are always out of time
we can hole up in a cheap motel
make love but we’ll always be behind


can I lay my burden down?
I been traveling around
I’ve seen the ruins of my statues
crumbling down
crumbling down


rates of inflation
weren’t enough
to keep you off the stronger stuff
and I could not keep posting bail
I’ll meet you in the Presidio
with bay leaves in my portfolio
but I’ve got a hunch there’ll be no sale

well I don’t wait around for morning
because she comes to me
she’s the house right around the corner
leaning up against the sea


can I lay my burden down?
I been traveling around
I’ve seen the ruins of my statues
crumbling down
crumbling down