I Must Belong Somewhere
Leave the bright blue door on the white-washed wallLeave the death ledger under city hallLeave the joyful air in that rubber ball today
Just leave the lilac print on the linen sheetLeave the bird you killed at your father's feetLet the sideways rain in the crooked street remain
Leave the whimpering dog in his cold kennelLeave the dead starlet on her pedestalLeave the acid kids in their green fishbowls today
Leave the sad guitar in its hard-shell caseLeave the worried look on your lover's faceLet the orange embers in the fireplace remain
Cause everything must belong somewhereThe train off in the distance, bicycle chained to the stairsEverything must belong somewhereI know that now, that's why I'm staying here
Leave the ocean's roar in the turquoise shellLeave the widower in his private hellLeave the liberty in that broken bell today
Just leave the epic poem on its yellowed pageLeave the grey macaw in his covered cageLet the traveling band on the interstate remain
Cause everything must belong somewhereSound-stage in California, televisions in Times Square, yeahEverything must belong somewhereI know that now, that's why I'm staying hereAnd I know that now that's why I'm staying here
Leave the secret talks on the trundle bedLeave the garden tools in the rusted shedLeave those bad ideas in your troubled head today
Just leave the restless ghost in his old hotelLeave the homeless man out in that cardboard cellLet the painted horse on the carousel remain
Cause everything must belong somewhereJust like the gold around your finger and the silver in his hairYeah, everything must belong somewhereI know that now, that's why I'm staying hereOh I know that now, that's why I'm staying here
In truth, the forest hears each soundEach blade of grass as it lies downThe world requires no audienceNo witnessesNo witnesses
Leave the old town drunk on his wooden stoolLeave the autumn leaves in their swimming poolLeave the poor black child in his crumbling school today.
Leave the novelist in his daydream tuneLeave the scientist in her Rubik's CubeLet true genius in the padded room remain
Leave the horses hair on the slanted bowLeave the slot machines on the riverboatLeave the cauliflower in the casserole today
Just leave the hot white-trash in their shopping mallsLeave the hawks of war in their capitalsLet the organs moan in the cathedral remain
Cause everything must belong somewhereThey lock the devil in the basement, threw God up into the airYeah, everything must belong somewhereYou know it's true, I wish you'd leave me hereNow you know it's true, why don't you leave me here?