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My cab flies by the advertisementsalcohol and exercise I've only been around now for an hourThe light is changingday is fadingnight is fast resuscitatingall the simple loneliness I've foundTake a right here, driver,I am going into townif you don't mindyou can drop me off here at the cornerif you would be so kindI've been traveling many hours to get herego ahead and keep the changedon't you think the snow will turn to rain? High hopes and heavy snowsI'm feeling rich but really brokea lonely jar of olives in the fridgeDrunk on my familiar thingsmy paper hats and cardboard wingsfor once no dirty dishes in the sinkHeart attack at coming backSongtexteit feels so easy to unpackmy feathers, shells, and broken bottlestime to face the factsI turn down the bedspreadthere's a midnight movie playing on TVI'll watch it til I fall asleepRooftops whitening with the snowfalllook blueish in the darkening day I've been awayOld refrain it's all the sameat six a.m. the snow is greybattered by the morning in the rainTime change has me bleary-eyedemotionally paralyzedblinking in a new or older dayMaybe there's a lesson herein patience or in perseverancebut it's hard to feel before my teaShut the bedclothesfill the cupboardsmy one room is feeling snugthere's someone clapping off the beat. Aus Songtexte Mania