I stole the bottles and I smashed them on the wall One by one, glassine transparent rockets Gathered them up in my arms after the show Some in suit coats’ inside pockets Austin to Tucson, trouble in the van Red wine against the tall-boy cans I still believe in the perfect kind of band God help me, in the perfect kind of man
And that someday we’ll make it, baby Someday we’ll get paid back for it Someday we’ll get payback for the things we put in Then we can forget about it forever
An apple in one hand, cheese in the other Bottle of wine next to the seat Rock, rinse, repeat, rock, rinse, repeat Biting off bits, calling it dinner A rank of chilled and vagrant cynics, lined up for the swill, some sinners Left an Econoline carcass in a desert grave Front right wheel splayed like a gull’s wing on a tidal wave All the roadside cafes sell turquoise and fudge It’s easy to get lost if you want it too much
But someday we’ll make it, baby Someday we’ll get paid back for it Someday we’ll get payback for the things we put in Then we can forget about it forever
My perfect band has matching suits and matching boots And days of wine and roses And we stay up most nights holding courts and practicing our poses On a street called hope in a town named freedom Where each clock is pointed to the hour of love We celebrate the days we have, yeah, we celebrate our love
I will phrase my regrets in the form of a song How we couldn’t survive, how we couldn’t get along Put down the guitars There’s nothing new to play with them Put down the microphones Nothing new to say with them Just celebrate the days we had, just celebrate our love Celebrate the days we have, and celebrate our love