It’s Been a Long Night

The singer said singing was his first love
Before professing it'd be his last
I thought
Man, that’s quite a profession to spill into an hourglass

But I did the same thing
And I've got an hourglass
She's my best friend

But this ain’t about friends
And it ain't about me
It's about what makes your hair curl and your blood boil

'Cause
You're a liar
A coward
And a clown
But there's about two million of those in my hometown

Oftentimes
The blackout drunk decisions of a power hungry few
Are absurd enough to outweigh the sum
Of every soul in this village
It happens every day where I'm from

I'm sitting on the couch in the underground jazz bar
It’s a Friday night
Everybody’s walking around trying to be cool
Trying to be trendy like a good old fashioned HAL 9000

Here we go
Give me some soul
Give me some passion
Give me some energy

I'm like
Give me some life
Give me some passion
Give me some energy

But I’m a liar
A coward
And a clown
Like almost everyone in every town

Oftentimes
The blackout drunk decisions of a powerful few
Are absurd enough to outweigh the sum
Of all the life in the West Village
If there is any left
It happens every day where you're from

There must be something I can dream tonight
There must be something I can dream