Peter Case - House Rent Party lyrics

Case She was standin' on the corner of wonderland and woe Waitin' for the light to change and wonderin' where to go Take the bottles to the grocery, the records to the shop Or step out on the sidewalk and make some traffic stop 'Cause the phone is disconnected, landlord's at the door Tow truck at the curb side's here to repossess the Ford And there's a house rent party tonight, everybody shake We're gonna blow the roof sky high, see how much we can take When they put you on the street, you can sit and watch the dawn But there's something you can do when you're last gold dollar's gone He's in his double breasted jacket and some cherry wing tip shoes Big 'ol hat with a feather high and a pocket flask of booze But he can't afford the treatments and there ain't no other cure Sad to say without no pay, he won't get well no more Then the night falls up on Broadway, the neon starts to shine The dancers in the love act are gettin' ready for the grind And there's a house rent party tonight, everybody shake People come from miles around, now we're gonna catch a break I know we're gonna make it, don't care what I have to do 'Cause I know you'd do the same for me as I would do for you And there's a house rent party tonight So I bought a lucky ticket and pinned it to the shelf I put one away for you baby and kept one for myself I'm gonna take my winnings, I'm gonna disappear I'm gonna start a brand new band, we'll play anywhere but here 'Cause nothin's comin' in, sugar, nothin's goin' out When there's nothin' left to talk about seems all we do is shout And there's a house rent party tonight, everybody shake We're gonna blow the roof sky high, see how much we can take 'Cause nothin's comin' in, sugar, nothin's goin' out There's nothin' left to talk about and all we do is shout And there's a house rent party tonight