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Sleep on the Floor Lyrics
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip
Take all of your savings out
'Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
I was not born to drown
Baby come on
Forget what Father Brennan said
We were not born in sin
Leave a note on your bed
Let your mother know you're safe
And by the time she wakes
We'll have driven through the state
We'll have driven through the night
Baby come on
If the sun don't shine on me today
And if the subways flood and bridges break
Will you lay yourself down and dig your grave
Or will you rail against your dying day
And when we looked outside
Couldn't even see the sky
How do you pay the rent?
Is it your parents?
Or is hard work, dear?
Holding the atmosphere
I don't wanna live like that, yeah
If the sun don't shine on me today
If the subways flood and bridges break
Jesus Christ can't save me tonight
Put on your dress, yes wear something nice
Decide on me, yea decide on us
Oh, oh, oh, Illinois, Illinois
Pack yourself a toothbrush dear
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip
Take all of your savings out
'Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip
Take all of your savings out
'Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
I was not born to drown
Baby come on
We were not born in sin
Leave a note on your bed
Let your mother know you're safe
And by the time she wakes
We'll have driven through the state
We'll have driven through the night
Baby come on
And if the subways flood and bridges break
Will you lay yourself down and dig your grave
Or will you rail against your dying day
Couldn't even see the sky
How do you pay the rent?
Is it your parents?
Or is hard work, dear?
Holding the atmosphere
I don't wanna live like that, yeah
If the subways flood and bridges break
Put on your dress, yes wear something nice
Decide on me, yea decide on us
Oh, oh, oh, Illinois, Illinois
Pack yourself a favorite blouse
Take a withdrawal slip
Take all of your savings out
'Cause if we don't leave this town
We might never make it out
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So good. Seems to be about a couple of people destined for bigger and better things. Or maybe that's everybody. Time to explore the rest of your life before you're stuck.
@sga24 I agree
@sga24 I agree
Excellent song. For what it is worth, I had one parent that raged against the dying of the light and one that went peaceably, willfully. Perhaps Thomas's rage is ill placed. Perhaps not. To some, death is a sweet release. To others, a dreadful departure. Such is life.