My hope was just in season
And that's the truth of it
As I looked up at the clouds
And called them by what I did
Naming the stars after the shapes
That they saw there
Light up the moon with our mouths
And shouted once again

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah ha

Under our breath we muttered curses
At the passer-bys
Turned the curses so they rhyme
And called them lullabies and
Sing ourselves to slumber sneaking somewhere
There's a sleep we sought way back when

W-w-w, -w-w-w, -w-w-w
W-when w-w-w, -w-w-w, -w-w-w, -w when

Just sneakin somewhere
In the song upon which we rely
To keep our arms and bodies
Precariously entwined and
As I moved to the spot
Where you had just been
My mind and body turn and we begin again

A la la, a la la, a la la, again
A la la, a la la, a la la, again
Again oh babe well

Cause even you can find
A shoulder to lean upon
Some other vouchered social soldier
Without uniform and
He will look you in the eyes
And you would feel at home
And then the moment had passed
And you were once again a

A la la, a la la, a la la, alone
A la la, a la la, a la la, alone
A la la, a la la, a la la, alone
A la la, a la la, a la la la la lone
OOh oh babe well

You will find me in a stance in empty arms
Shaking my head and sneaking glances
For you in the crowd
At the passer-bys
Shaking my head like we used
To do in better times

T-t-tuh, t-t-tuh, t-t-t-better times
T-t-tuh, t-t-tuh, t-t-t-better times