The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
Smeared black ink... your face is ashenAnd I'm barely listening to last demandsI'm staring at the asphalt wondering what's buried underneathWhere I amWhere I am
I'll wear my badge... a vinyl sticker with big block letters adherent to my chestThat tells your new friends I am a visitor here...I am not permanentAnd the only thing keeping me dry isWhere I am (You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex)Where I am (A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting)Where I am (And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving)(Why I was the one worth leaving)
D.C. sleeps alone tonightD.C. sleeps alone tonightWhere I am (You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex)Where I am (A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting)Where I am (And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving)(Why I was the one worth leaving)
The district sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out their lightsAnd leave the autos swerving into the loneliest eveningAnd I am finally seeingWhy I was the one worth leavingWhy I was the one worth leavingWhy I was the one worth leavingWhy I was the one worth leaving