Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

2x

1.

call the dogs and sound the horns

the city key of where i’s born

has been stolen by someone I thought I knew

she blew in with some angel dust

from southern state where love is lust

and I hope she’s gone by the time this song is through

but out among the passers by she wets her lips sweats her eyes

baits her tongue with pity for her prey

she transcends the avenue while she smiles at me she winks to you

I guess I’ll take my place in yesterday

Refrain

and darlin' I cant wait for you to leave this town

you just got here too late and no one wants you ‘round

with one foot on my back and the other on the rail

I don’t want to see you fall I just want to see you fail

2.

well the night is sweet the night’s divine

it stains your teeth with blood red wine

and leaves you lying in your enemy’s arms

and while you mumble down the hall

something ‘bout a skin made wall

you find you’re just a sucker for her charms

‘cause the vanity that cakes her face sucks you into death’s embrace

you feel your sense of self just fade away

see you’re just a one man show and once you’re done its time to go

hear some restless footsteps down the way

Refrain

and darlin' I cant wait for you to leave this town

you just got here too late and no one wants you ‘round

with one foot on my back and the other on the rail

I don’t want to see you fall I just want to see you fail

Bridge

2x

3.

now the youth protests the failing light

with his shirt sleeves rolled in the humid night

he wonders where it was that he went wrong

and in denial while he ascends

to her lofty room where all dreams end

he watches while his footsteps lead him on

but his turn comes the next in line

the well worn steps he slowly climbs

to find her lying meat-hooks on display

and in the streets the sirens sing

what word they tell what news they bring

the puppet in his cuffs of string obeys

Refrain

and darlin' I cant wait for you to leave this town

you just got here too late and no one wants you ‘round

with one foot on my back and the other on the rail

I don’t want to see you fall I just want to see you fail

I don’t want to see you fall I just want to see you fail

Outro