Come In From the Cold

Back in 1957 We had to dance a foot apart And they hawk-eyed us from the sidelines Holding their rulers without a heart And so with just a touch of our fingers I could make our circuitry explode All we ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold (Come in) come in (come in) Oh, come in from the cold (come in, come in) (We were so young) Ooh, come in (come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold We really thought we had a purpose We were so anxious to achieve We had hope The world held promise For a slave to liberty Freely I slaved away for something better And I was bought and sold And all I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in, come in) (It was so pure) Please, come in (come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold I feel your leg under the table Leaning into mine I feel renewed I feel disabled By these bonfires in my spine I don't know who the arsonist was Which incendiary soul But all I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold (Come in, come in, come in) oh, come in from the cold (You were too warm) please come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold I am not some stone commission Like a statue in a park I am flesh and blood and vision I am howling in the dark Long blue shadows of the jackals Are falling on a pay phone by the road Oh, all they ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in, come in) (I was so low) Oh, come in (come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold Is this just vulgar electricity? Is this the edifying fire? (It was so pure) Does your smile's covert complicity? Debase as it admires? (Just a flu with a temperature) Are you just checking out your mojo? Or am I just fighting off growing old? (Just a high fever) All I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold (Come in, come in, come in) come in Oh, come in from the cold (come in, come in) (It was so pure) Please come in (come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold I know we never will be perfect Never entirely clear (when the moon shines) We get hurt and we just panic And we strike out, out of fear (you were only being kind) I fear the sentence of this solitude 200 years on hold (for my loving crime) Oh, and all we ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold (Come in, come in, come in) come in Come in from the cold (come in, come in) (When the moon shines) Oh, come in (come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold When I thought life had some meaning Then I thought I had some choice (I was running blind) And I made some value judgments In a self-important voice (I was outta line) But then absurdity came over me And I longed to lose control (into new mind) Oh, all I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold (Come in, come in, come in) Oh, come in from the cold (come in, come in) (You were so kind) Please come in (come in, come in, come in) (So kind) come in from the cold (come in, come in) Oh, come in, come in (come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in, come in) (I was so low) come in, come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from the cold (come in, come in) Please, come in (Come in, come in, come in) Come in from from the cold (come in, come in) (I was so low)