I thought I'd come and see you
And your long and lazy scene
Given stage direction, a finger on a magazine
I'll call you what I knew you
I can't get used to your new name

Send a body double over with your keys
She'll see you in an hour
Everybody quiet please
Essex House is down the road
The actors want to be alone

Your room is still and soft as a jeweler's
Incidental music coming down the hall
Remember when I never had to wait for you at all
I wish my hands were yours
As I lay your keys on a magazine

Take me to LaGuardia
My baby's gonna pay for me

Bottle from the duty-free
I'll drink it all across the sea
Lay me down in business class
With headphones and a sleeping mask

She's gonna pay for me
She's gonna pay for me

Brother, I wish you were home
Just tell me you're not alone
Call me back, I'm on a plane
I think I'm somewhere over Spain
I'm in the dark without the stars
I've never seen a black so dark
Thought I'd be above the rain
Somewhere on a higher plane

Oh, brother, I wish you were home
My brother, I wish you were home

Baby, you're asleep by now
You never stayed awake for me
You never waited up for me
No, you never waited up for me
Now there is nothing I can do
I lost you but I beat the sound
Couldn't if I wanted to
The Concorde doesn't turn around

Oh, brother, I wish you were home
My baby is in a room alone
My brother, I wish you were home


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Pay for Me Lyrics as written by Matthew D. Berninger Bryan Devendorf

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    This is what I hear (quite possibly incorrectly):

    I thought I'd come and see you In your long and lazy scene. Giving stage direction, Fingering a magazine. I call you what I knew you; I can't get used to your new name.

    Send a body double over with your keys. She'll see you in an hour, Everybody quiet please. Essex House is down the road; The actors want to be alone.

    Your room is still and soft as a jeweller's.

    Incidental music coming down the hall. Remember when I never had to wait for you at all? I wish my hands were yours As I lay your keys on a magazine.

    Take me to LaGuardia, my baby's gonna pay for me.

    Bottle from the Duty Free, I'll drink it all across the sea. Lay me down, business class, With headphones and a sleeping mask.

    She's gonna pay for me. She's gonna pay for me.

    Brother I wish you were home, Just tell me you're not alone. Call me back, I'm on a plane; I think I'm somewhere over Spain. I'm in a dark without the stars, I've never seen a black so dark. Thought I'd be above the rain, Somewhere on a higher plain.

    Oh brother, I wish you were home. My brother, I wish you were home.

    Baby you're asleep by now, You never stayed awake for me, You never waited up for me, No, you never waited up for me.

    Now there is nothing I can do, I lost you but I beat the sound. Couldn't if I wanted to, This Concorde doesn't turn around.

    Oh brother, I wish you were home. My baby is in a room alone.

    My brother, I wish you were home.

    KMPon June 01, 2011   Link

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