Blue Rodeo

Last night was a triumph Stayed up all night no one got hurt Told me what this life is worth Now didn't you girl Every day's an endless stream Of people losing track it seems But you and I we make our dreams In different worlds Well I do know why you

I was on the sidewalk As you walked away I fell from your pocket As you made your escape I was on the staircase As you ran for the train Like the keys on the nightstand By a bed left unmade Like all the things that are left behind Yeah it hurts for a

As the seconds are ticking in the corner of her eye Nothing comes as fast as a glib reply Like a kid who's tired of a busted old toy The pleasure's worn thin so she makes a little extra noise So the dime store greaser and the blonde Mona Lisa Twist o

I pulled up to the stockyards, runnin' low on self esteem My body and my heart broken in two Well this lifestyle of mine has lost the girl of my dreams I'm just a bronc bustin' fool, now he's holding you It's gonna be a blue rodeo And I'll be turning