Winter in Babylon

i wish someone could tell me why
i’m waiting here with all this time
and so little patience
lately it’s becoming clear
if you want to live around here
you better have a good imagination
it’s getting hard to see any light i
t’s getting hard to say goodbye tonight
they’re locking up the gift shop
and they’re boarding all the windows up
there’ll be no ice-cream ‘til spring
the weathervane is spinning slow
the wind is singing soft and low
of the hell that winter might bring
it’s getting hard to care about it anymore
it’s hard to remember what I’m waiting for
here it comes here it comes
another hard winter in babylon
where have you gone
damn you and the horse you rode in on
what star did you fall down from
why do you have to be so cruel
so cruel
we used to hold our heads up high
we knew that god was on our side
‘cause god knows a winner when he sees one
now little doubts are creeping in
the lies are getting under your skin
but you don’t talk about it around the children
it’s getting hard to tell the good guys from the bad
it’s hard to remember to give a damn
here it comes here it comes
another hard winter in babylon
where have you gone
damn you and the horse you rode in on
what star did you fall down from
why do you have to be so cruel
so cruel
it’s all gone like a dream
come on the highway is singing to me
here it comes here it comes
another hard winter in babylon
where have you gone
damn you and the horse you rode in on
what star did you fall down from
why do you have to be so cruel
so cruel
how long has it been now
since you took your guns to town
with every good intention
you were so tall in the saddle
now the sting is in the tail
of the hellhound on your trail
and the devil’s in the details
of a long long shadow