down the road the lights were green
and red from up aloft
the pavement shone like colored gold
and rain was falling soft

i went there knowing nothing
and not seeing a light
i figured id be there an hour
or two at most that night

i hurt myself two nights ago
promise in the cold
wanton fighting soul
caress and tightly hold

set to leave my home tonight
never light another light
till my heart come back to life

set out in the early yawn
await the open hand of dawn
sunset au revoir
hair and lovers
broken law

comfort leaning
kiss goodbye
before they breathe a morning sigh
sleep in hay tomorrow night
miss her body and her light

what could i do?
what could i say?
to get away

down the road the lights were green
and red from up aloft
the pavement shone like colored gold
and rain was falling soft

the door was open waiting
i went inside and sat
when red wine poured into my glass
i knew id walked into a trap

confer a holy office on
creature of the night
touching me all wrong
in the guilty candlelight

i have no cherry leaves
my friend
to string up on an olive branch
i wish it had not gone this way
youll be waking up today

and ill have set out in the early yawn
await the open hand of dawn
sunset au revoir
hair and lovers
broken law

comfort leaning
kiss goodbye
before they breathe a morning sigh
sleep in hay tomorrow night
miss her body and her light

but what could i do?
what could i say?
to get away