Royal Hotel Blues

the sun sets on the parking lot
we wave to the cops
big daddy bums a cigarette
someone calls my name
the cars roll by on main
past all these small town romeos and juliets

i'm hiding out trying to find a shadow
can't talk right now i'm staring out the window
and jimmy's down on the sidewalk making friends
and me i'm lost again

it started with a kiss one day we'll laugh about this
i'm scared this make believe won't make it
i know this crush won't last but i am learning fast
if you don't feel it better fake it
don't stop pretending i'll stop believing
i'm down not out flat on my back and dreaming
of you in a swimming pool full of rain
and me i'm lost again

maybe we're innocent
maybe it's an accident
when a body meets a body
coming through the alley

under this little cloud i'll count my blessings now
if you quit telling me i'm too serious
i'm waiting patiently for something to happen to me
something so beautiful and mysterious

i'm coming down i'm staring at the ceiling
i'll be all right it's just that old sinking feeling
and two actors are getting married in the rain
and me i'm lost again

now i'm standing here while summer disappears
in this cruel september daylight
something i have seen somewhere in a dream
one little rabbit in the headlights
and a waitress is waving at my train
and me i'm lost again