You know a lot can happen after everybody falls asleep Ask the forest fire, ask the cop walking on the beat And do right by them, work a little in your dreams Don't let time rob you, hold onto your memories
In the glass houses, in the pages of the Rolling Stone I get a sick feeling, like I'm rocking in a little boat Hear the big church bell, it's ringing like a mobile phone Such a long Sunday drive, and I'm taking it all alone
I want to belong to a reason And cut a new key to the kingdom
And if anybody asks me, say I want to belong If anybody asks me, say that it won't take long If anybody asks me, say I'm going to get this done If anybody asks me, say I got a reason
In the last hard drive in the satellites that kick and spin You'll find that old footage so everything can live again Pretty pink roses, the ostrich and the elephant It's the next Noah's ark, everything's got to fit
In the creased pages of a letter I've been trying to send To a young widow who is desperate for some kind of friend You'll find a long list of eligible, handsome men Who want to lay with her, upon the table of the elements
They're going to hold strong to a reason And cut a new key to the kingdom
And if anybody asks them, say they're going to belong And if anybody asks them, say that it won't take long now And if anybody asks them, say they're going to get this done And if anybody asks them, say they've got a reason