i relied on you  
as the harbinger of truth  
and you never gave me my due  

wanted to dance  
and sail off to France  
but you called me back here from the blue 

i understand now  
it was all just a row  
we were slated to have from the start  

if i followed that path  
its inexorable math  
would lead me closer too far to my heart 

cheated with coin  
like most prone to join  
we can't turn away from the chrome  

left on our own  
we haunt pursuit of our bones  
never expecting we'd end up alone 

did what you said  
ended up in bed 
with all the white ghosts of my youth  

i should have gone far  
drove away in some car  
than come back and face this truth 

that we're all just a friend  
who'll be left in the end  
always to fend for oneself  

if you're nice to what made you  
some grace then may fade you  
else then you're left out on your own  
your own  
your own 

if you can climb out of there  
find some nearby stair  
you've got a clean shot at the throne  

but miss your chance  
to strike out & dance  
you too could be left so alone 

i cling fast to you  
like drowning men do  
when they're desperate to suck in some air  

but we'll both go down  
with spectacular frowns  
preventing each other's aware 

it don't matter now  
been too long anyhow  
since anyone cared what we do  

i'll just stick here for now  
in this fantastical row  
'til i see a path out of this gloom 

was meant for much more  
but got lashed to the door  
could never pass Go! once that took,  

try as i might  
through each horrored night  
i could never get free of that hook 

it sticks in your mind  
won't believe what you'll find  
the truth spills out plainly one day  

when we least expect  
some camera crew leapt  
at the chance to reveal what we say 

it wasn't my fate  
& i'm still super late 
in taking my place on the stage  

hold back the crowd  
they're cheering so loud  
& i'm on my way still from this cage 

let the spotlight so shine  
on what's yours & what's mine  
it hardly makes sense anymore  

but they told us we're cool  
& deserve to still rule 
& they still come around to our door 

don't leave us now  
we're OK anyhow  
don't need that whole world for our due  

i'll just use what i have  
and we'll be depraved  
but i'll love to be stuck here with you