The Big Sleep

For years we've lived in the dark
Three years of this and not one day of those years wasn't ours
I want to move, we ought to leave when the nightmares start

And the city's closed itself in
So every road now seems to stop where it used to begin
This heart's so tired, it can't keep up with the traffickings

Oh, house by house, and street by street
The lights go out; the city is sleeping
If we move carefully enough
Oh, we can make our escape before she wakes up

She's in a deep enough dream
That I could take us out ten times and nobody would see
Would every time until I'm sure that she's missing me

Oh, house by house, and street by street
The lights go out; the city is sleeping
If we move carefully enough
Oh, we can make our escape before she wakes up

And she thinks that we'll never leave
She thinks that we'll never leave
She thinks that we'll never leave
We could, but we'll never leave

You can run but I won't follow (She thinks we'll never leave the city)
You can run but I won't follow (She thinks we'll never leave the city)
You can run but I won't follow (She thinks we'll never leave the city)
You can run but I won't follow (She thinks we'll never leave the city)

Oh, house by house, and street by street
The lights go out; the city is sleeping
If we move carefully enough
We can make our escape before she wakes up

You can run but I won't follow (She thinks we'll never leave the city)
You can run but I won't follow (She thinks we'll never leave the city)
You can run but I won't follow (She thinks we'll never leave the city)
You can run but I won't follow (She thinks we'll never leave the city)