Every day she takes the bus downtown
It's what she has to do
To keep her mind steady
She's always ready for something new
Even though she may not want to go
She lacks the ability to say "no"
She's absolutely confident
That every word you tell her is total truth
The lights are going down
It's late at night in an early town
Save yourself, don't hang around
Put your dreams in lost and found
I know that you'll want to stay
I know that you'll run away
Your eyes are on the ground
It's closing time in an early town
Steam may rise from beneath the street
It has no scent at all
Sorrow takes a 15 minute break
And has a smoke out in the hall
It's second-hand human misery
k**ing off almost everything
You may be a k**er of your friends
But I know it's not your fault
The lights are going down
It's late at night in an early town
Save yourself, don't hang around
Put your dreams in lost and found
I know that you'll want to stay
I know that you'll run away
Your eyes are on the ground
It's closing time in an early town
Your bus stop has a shelter from the rain
But there's no room today
The morning paper rotting in the gutter
Is a corpse of paper maché
The grey matter crumbles in the drink
It doesn't make you feel like anything
The suits all speak with safety
But you don't hear what they say