I dove beneath the bed
And then I tapped his toes with my rose
The singer of the shadows of his soul
And it's crashed upon my head
Deep inside my head, here's what he said
I guess I'll have to fly, it's worth a try
Now he's crawling after me
I'd sooner take a wife
He should be put away, anyway
His eyes were searching
Trapped upon a stolen stage, a Barrymore at best
I stabbed him with my stem
I'd know him anywhere, had to stare
And the burglar's at my door
Peace has turned to poison
But I'll send you a tape from California
Is farming out his friends
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
I'd know him anywhere, had to stare
So who's that coming down the road
And have raise a child or two, wouldn't you?
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
Madonnas do the minuet for the naked millionaires
And the flag has blown a fuse
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
He must have found his mind
But I'll send you a tape from California
A fire around his fingertips
Have a very happy ending
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
He handed me his water pipe
He should be put away, right away
My rhymes are all repeating, my ballads growing blind
To the victor go the ashes of the spoil
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
I'm in kind of a hurry anyhow
It's not the drug that makes the man
The draft board is debating
He crawled around inside himself
Then a poster of a movie star walked by
He looks a lot like me
The flower-power fuller brush man
A sailor from the sea
Fighting, biting nails, turning pale
Even courage is confused
He must have lost his mind
In the corner of the night
Someone's banging on the wall
He must have been high
It doesn't take a seer to see that the scene is coming soon
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
Feathers at his fingertips
But there's no party to recall
Wish I was here
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
Seeds in the soil
So he's been told
The anarchists are rising while we're racing for the moon
One of us must understand
A halo 'round his spine
I can't take it anymore
Half the world is crazy and the other half is scared
Dropping acid in my tea
If they'd like to take my life
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
Surrounded by the slaughter
Words have turned to water, the women turned to wine
And now all the brave are in the grave
But I'll send you a tape from California
From the mirror of my mantle to the velvet on my bed
A song around his spine
Sorry, I can't stop and talk now
He looks a lot like me
New York City has exploded
He wants to save his soul, rock and roll
But I'll send you a tape from California
When the echoes of my ecstasy appear
The landlord's at my window
Century is bending
Now I'm boarding at the border
