I etched the face of a stopwatch
On the back of a raindrop
And did a swap for the sand in an hourglass.
I heard an unhappy ending it sort of sounds
like you leaving
I heard the piledriver waltz,
It woke me up this morning.

You look like you've been for breakfast
At the heartbreak hotel
And sat in the back booth by the pamphlets
And the literature on how to lose.
Your waitress was miserable and so was your food.
If you're gonna try and walk on water
Make sure you wear your comfortable shoes.

Mysteries flashing amber go green
When you answer but the red on
The rest of the questionnaire never changes.
I heard the news that you're planning
To shoot me out of a cannon.
I heard the piledriver waltz,
It woke me up this morning.

You look like you've been for breakfast
At the heartbreak hotel
And sat in the back booth by the pamphlets
And the literature on how to lose.
Your waitress was miserable and so was your food.
If you're gonna try and walk on water
Make sure you wear your comfortable shoes.

Oh, piledriver