Passenger Seat

Drinking coffee on the motorway, 3am
Another service station has caught me again
Thought I'd found a safe place to rest my feet
I was always more comfortable in the passenger seat

When is it too late to call a truce?
I saw a sign that said: "This sign's not in use"
Off to university, far from home
Surrounded by strangers I'll never know

Listening to "Graceland," you can call me Al
It's time I had a haircut to boost my morale
I'll sleep in the morning when they stop the clocks
The seagulls are all screaming on the Albert Docks

I saw her walking by the window, hat on head
"She's been taking too much speed," somebody said
Haven't been to a seminar since my first day
A phone call to my parents - don't know what to say

So I said to my father: "Come pick me up"
I'll leave this life behind me, but I'll get all my stuff
On the highest road in England, I was coming down
I never thought I'd miss you - my hometown

Drinking coffee on the motorway, 3am
Another service station - I'm stuck again
Find a safe place I can rest my feet
I was always more comfortable in the passenger seat