The Last Hurrah

I used to shuffle to the corner
To the tea and coffee stand
And boast about the night before with pride

If I ever get my life back it's the first place I will go
It's the only place to head for when you've died
And I've died a thousand times

Now the nurse has pulled the sheets back
And the doctors have gone home
And everyone I know is gathered round the bed

My enemies on the right side
Friends are on the left
But you are somewhere deep inside my head
Not deep inside my bed

Oh where are you tonight?
Without your light
I'm only a shadow of my former self

I can feel their fingers on my fingers
One by one then rings come off
And icy waters' poured on to my burning chest

I lift my head to kiss you but I'm pushed back down to earth
There's no time for that you'd better get some rest
Don't you know you've been blessed

Oh where are you tonight
Without your light
I'm only a shadow of my former self
Oh let me sleep on it tonight
Days and nights
Are beginning to bleed into one, into none
I can see a light now
It's come to take me home
I'm as naked as the day that I was born
The hands reach out to stop me
Too late I'm already gone
As I fly away my bloody limbs are torn
From my body that floats free
It's just me
I'm coming home