she got a compact it off her mother she got her daddy's overnight bag always been told "if you wanna leave home honey, you ever, ever welcome back" and now she's down at the station, baby in her kickin' gentle chilled to the max she got a one way ticket, the border for her hopes and all her down the train tracks, yeah
how can I protect you in this, crazy alright it's
two to nine you work for five-a-dime start the night with some wine praise the lord for those neon that'a keep the city burnin' all night walkin' in the in the midnight rain swear to yourself that ya gonna ain't gonna crash, ain't burn, ain't gonna take no wrong turn so alone, so you telephone, ya call collect ain't nobody you ain't surprised though you wonder why letters come back unopened so you hit the with your freak flag high an' forget about the tears in daddy's eyes momma don't worry if the waters don't let my drink run dry till the sunshine
how can I protect you in this, crazy it's it's
and when the over there's nothing I can do how'm I ever gonna get through to
let the be the navigators the devil get there on his own let the let the keep you walkin' on the road back home,
how can I protect alright it's
how can I protect you in this, world? it's it's
how can I you in this, crazy world? alright it's it's it's