My faithful companion
The last of the stars
Died in the glimmer
Of the alleys and bars

I washed her bones
In Ivory soap
Bid farewell to fear
Just abandoned hope

Laid the dry bones down
In a burlap bag
Folded her records
In a dim blue flag

I borrowed on time
And I bought this sound
There's just too many
Damn pictures around

I stole my city
From a wealthier man
Hid my sins
In a sodapop can

Now where are the good ones
Sweet and far flung?
Nothing's gonna save us
Until we are young

Now it was grace that taught
My old heart to run
And when to wait and see

I never picked my place
I just picked a speed
And that's what got me here

I'm supposed to like the pain
'Cause I know it's all the same
With the pleasure in my brain
And it starts to feel like nothing

I'm supposed to like the pain
'Cause I know it's all the same
With the pleasure in my brain
And it starts to feel
Like nothing, nothing, nothing at all