MIDNIGHT, CRAWLIN' THROUGH MY WINDOWS
AND MY DASH LIGHTS ARE ALL THAT KEEP ME WARM
I NEVER THOUGHT ALONE WAS GONNA FEEL LIKE SOMETHING GOOD
I KICKED AND FUSSED AND FOUGHT IT
BUT I KNEW I NEVER COULD
I'M TELLIN' YOU THAT SOMETIMES
YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND IT
GO AHEAD AS IF YOU PLANNED IT ALL ALONG
STOP FOLLOWING THE STRAIGHT LINES
THEY'LL LEAVE YOU EMPTY-HANDED
HAVE YOU TAKIN' LIFE FOR GRANTED 'TIL IT'S GONE
YOU WON'T FIND YOUR FORTUNE IN A SONG
IT'S ALL IN THE LIVIN'
ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO AGAIN
ANOTHER LONG NIGHT THAT JUST KEEPS WINDIN' ON
I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING ABOUT IT EVEN IF I COULD
AS LONG AS I'M STILL SWINGIN' , THEN I GUESS I'VE GOT IT GOOD
THIS MIGHT BE THE LONG WAY 'ROUND
STRIKE A MATCH LIGHT, FIND MY OWN WAY HOME
MAYBE I DON'T FOLLOW ALL THE RULES THE WAY I SHOULD
BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN A LITTLE BEND MIGHT DO YOU GOOD
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023