The garbage truck pulls up on Friday mornings 9 a.m Along the narrow street,
All the actors in the world are slamming doors behind them And the rest are going back to sleep Stacy brushed the hair of every dog that was in the room She was coming off her meds again So they had to call the ambulance In the night the kids are squealing All the prostitutes are kneeling Down for love of men
I could sit down for hours Look at all the pretty flowers fade away I could watch it from a distance Could erase myself from existence all the same
Screaming from the school doors on a Friday afternoon To break the abstinence Competition always drives things further And the one who screams the loudest wins Julia’s worn the same clothes now since 1982 And she’s so worried bout her daughter But I worry about her too And the water from the ceiling I think the thin blonde is taking a beating Hope she calls the cops on him
I could sit down for hours Look at all the pretty flowers fade away I could watch it from a distance Could erase myself from existence all the same
Cause it’s easy when it doesn’t touch you When there’s nothing there that tries to stop you Meet the world’s most honest man Always had food on the table Always had love that enabled Always had friends who cared
Stranded on the pavement on a cold late Friday night Call emergency Wrap a rag around the chest to stop the bleeding I really hope that kid pulls through
I could sit down for hours Look at all the pretty flowers fade away I could watch it from a distance Could erase myself from existence all the same I could sit down for hours Look at all the pretty flowers fade away I could watch it from a distance Could erase myself from existence all the same