Vacancy #9
car crash in the middle of the night
no witnesses but the starlight
so turn up the music, dim the lights
and drive by
fire dancing for the sky
shattered windows bleeding left and right
but no one hears the silent cry
turn a blind eye, turn a blind eye
step on the pedal and drive
drive down the 45
race into the night
leave it all behind on the 45
car crash wreckage now far behind
this car has run for miles
piercing screams still ring clear
leave it all behind
lightning sizzles crisp and bright
the heavens weep when angels die
slow down, arm the wipers
keep to the side, turn up the lights
take another swig and drive
drive down the 45
the skies conspire to drown you
leave it all behind
storm unrelenting
hail descending
engine panting
see the sign on the side
stop for the night
empty pockets so charge it
gnarled fingers hand you keys
it's that easy
the wall says vacancy #9
the wall says vacancy #9
now that vacancy is mine
and that's just fine
perfect place for a vagrant
lie down unload all your troubles
hostess will be by to greet you on the hour
so take a shower and scrub the pain away
sleeping in a bed of sins
put a quarter in the slot for another cheap thrill
close the blinds and try to say goodnight
but you can't escape the 45
the walls are paper thin
sheets crawl like snake skin
wailing trucks blare their sound in
assaulting your ears
from beneath the bed quakes
vibrations from the highway
violently the mind races
reminded of the fire
can't shed our hearts
can't shed our hearts
can't shed our hearts
you denied her tonight three times
you denied her tonight three times
you denied her tonight three times
can't shed our hearts
they fall apart
and we must start to make amends
and mend the damage that has been
and now begins the time
that we look back and see the folly of our ways
sad mistakes of yesterdays will follow us to our graves
unless we pay now
so what do we say now?
no witnesses but the starlight
so turn up the music, dim the lights
and drive by
fire dancing for the sky
shattered windows bleeding left and right
but no one hears the silent cry
turn a blind eye, turn a blind eye
step on the pedal and drive
drive down the 45
race into the night
leave it all behind on the 45
car crash wreckage now far behind
this car has run for miles
piercing screams still ring clear
leave it all behind
lightning sizzles crisp and bright
the heavens weep when angels die
slow down, arm the wipers
keep to the side, turn up the lights
take another swig and drive
drive down the 45
the skies conspire to drown you
leave it all behind
storm unrelenting
hail descending
engine panting
see the sign on the side
stop for the night
empty pockets so charge it
gnarled fingers hand you keys
it's that easy
the wall says vacancy #9
the wall says vacancy #9
now that vacancy is mine
and that's just fine
perfect place for a vagrant
lie down unload all your troubles
hostess will be by to greet you on the hour
so take a shower and scrub the pain away
sleeping in a bed of sins
put a quarter in the slot for another cheap thrill
close the blinds and try to say goodnight
but you can't escape the 45
the walls are paper thin
sheets crawl like snake skin
wailing trucks blare their sound in
assaulting your ears
from beneath the bed quakes
vibrations from the highway
violently the mind races
reminded of the fire
can't shed our hearts
can't shed our hearts
can't shed our hearts
you denied her tonight three times
you denied her tonight three times
you denied her tonight three times
can't shed our hearts
they fall apart
and we must start to make amends
and mend the damage that has been
and now begins the time
that we look back and see the folly of our ways
sad mistakes of yesterdays will follow us to our graves
unless we pay now
so what do we say now?