Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Well, I was searchin' by myself
Singin' old songs, see if they help
I took the low way along the sea
Met an older man and he said to me
'Sing me a song, son, lay it down'
'Bring it forth then stand your ground'
It smelled like winter, it all felt fine
In that dry bone hazy late November time
He said: 'I've known high times
More than once'
'Now I stick strictly to the honky tonks'
'And I've known danger and I've known defeat'
'I've seen whole generations fall to sleep'
'I've danced with angels, I've drank my fill'
'I've talked with God out on the hill'
'And I know my face but I live my name'
'But I go by Charlie Hawker all the same'
Where are you goin' tonight?
Where are you goin' so late?
Your country needs you, boy, don't wait
Where are you goin'? Where are you goin'?
And then he stopped: 'Come here to me'
'So that I can look at you
So that I can see'
But then he smiled, he let me know
And in that space lies all
The things I'll never know
And then the sun sank in the West
He said: 'Boy
You know you may never be at rest'
I turned around to face the light
And with a heavy heart I
Walked into the night
Where are you goin' tonight?
Where are you goin' so late?
Your country needs you, boy, don't wait
Where are you goin'? Where are you goin'?
La la la la, la la la
Singin' old songs, see if they help
I took the low way along the sea
Met an older man and he said to me
'Sing me a song, son, lay it down'
'Bring it forth then stand your ground'
It smelled like winter, it all felt fine
In that dry bone hazy late November time
He said: 'I've known high times
More than once'
'Now I stick strictly to the honky tonks'
'And I've known danger and I've known defeat'
'I've seen whole generations fall to sleep'
'I've danced with angels, I've drank my fill'
'I've talked with God out on the hill'
'And I know my face but I live my name'
'But I go by Charlie Hawker all the same'
Where are you goin' tonight?
Where are you goin' so late?
Your country needs you, boy, don't wait
Where are you goin'? Where are you goin'?
And then he stopped: 'Come here to me'
'So that I can look at you
So that I can see'
But then he smiled, he let me know
And in that space lies all
The things I'll never know
And then the sun sank in the West
He said: 'Boy
You know you may never be at rest'
I turned around to face the light
And with a heavy heart I
Walked into the night
Where are you goin' tonight?
Where are you goin' so late?
Your country needs you, boy, don't wait
Where are you goin'? Where are you goin'?
La la la la, la la la
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Don't Wait Lyrics as written by Wolf Peter Seth Justman
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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