They Shoot Horses Don't They

i agree with you, underthestars32, about alcohol and sex, but id say its trying to compensate for lost love. especially the last 2 verses:

Who needs thinking When the drinks are on the house Evaporating All the time I was in doubt I've been sleeping With a better girl than you Loved her stories All the photographs Its true

Goodnight Palace of pleasure Good morning blues I guess we'll never know What could've been The dream is over Go back to sleep again

the 2nd last verse alludes to the lost love, saying that he had been sleeping with a better girl than he is now, and the last verse is saying goodbye to the old, seemingly euphoric ways of love. the dream is over (love), and he is trying to go back to sleep (re-find it in all the old places)

idk this is just my interpretation, probably just because i can relate to this view.

I think it goes The body’s blood disguise Autumn colors Blindin’ me from up above, Would be fire, If we were making love.

I love this song, especially "who needs thinking when the drinks are on the house" This song gives such a feeling of udder surrender.

My favourite line:

Where is that body That zeroes in on god

.. this song is all about abandoning yourself to sublime and intoxicating pleasure, like a dream, but then in the morning sadness, 'the blues', is back again. Like waking up on a day you know is going to be bad, or after a night of abandoning reality with sex and alcohol, you just want to roll over and go back to sleep to avoid the coming day, wishing you were back in the dream that's already vanished.

It's great that the song itself is so intoxicating.