He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
would you care to stay till sunrise
it's completely your decision
it's just that going home is such a ride (such a ride)
going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
going home is such a low and lonely ride
would you hang your denim jacket
near the poster by picasso
do you sleep on the left side or the right (or the right)
would you mind if i leave on the light
would you mind if it isn't too bright
now i need the window open
so if you happen to get chilly
there's this coverlet my cousin hand crocheted (hand crocheted)
do you mind if the edges are frayed
would you like to unfasten my braid
shall i make you in the morning
a cup of homemade coffee
i will sweeten it with honey and with cream
when you sleep
do you have dreams?
you can read the early paper
and i can watch you while you shave
oh god the mirror's cracked
when you leave
will you come back?
you don't have to answer that at all
the bathroom door is just across the hall
you'll find an extra towel on the rack
on the paisley patterned papered wall
there's a comb on the shelf
i papered that wall myself
that wall myself
would you care to stay till sunrise
it's completely your decision
it's just the night cuts through me like a knife (like a knife)
would you care to stay awhile and save my life?
would you care to stay awhile and save my life?
i don't know what made me say that
i've got this funny sense of humor
you know i could not be downhearted if i tried (if i tried)
it's just that going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
isn't going home a low and lonely ride?
isn't going home a low and lonely ride?
isn't going home a low and lonely ride?
it's completely your decision
it's just that going home is such a ride (such a ride)
going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
going home is such a low and lonely ride
would you hang your denim jacket
near the poster by picasso
do you sleep on the left side or the right (or the right)
would you mind if i leave on the light
would you mind if it isn't too bright
now i need the window open
so if you happen to get chilly
there's this coverlet my cousin hand crocheted (hand crocheted)
do you mind if the edges are frayed
would you like to unfasten my braid
shall i make you in the morning
a cup of homemade coffee
i will sweeten it with honey and with cream
when you sleep
do you have dreams?
you can read the early paper
and i can watch you while you shave
oh god the mirror's cracked
when you leave
will you come back?
you don't have to answer that at all
the bathroom door is just across the hall
you'll find an extra towel on the rack
on the paisley patterned papered wall
there's a comb on the shelf
i papered that wall myself
that wall myself
would you care to stay till sunrise
it's completely your decision
it's just the night cuts through me like a knife (like a knife)
would you care to stay awhile and save my life?
would you care to stay awhile and save my life?
i don't know what made me say that
i've got this funny sense of humor
you know i could not be downhearted if i tried (if i tried)
it's just that going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
going home is such a ride
isn't going home a low and lonely ride?
isn't going home a low and lonely ride?
isn't going home a low and lonely ride?
Lyrics submitted by Theresa_Gionoffrio, edited by remixmouse
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