A Penny for the Band

Another Shirley Temple, Another Caine and Able, There's nothing out the window, And nothing on the table. This life is like a sad list Strong across the Nation, If I miss you at the soundcheck, I'll see you at the station. There's a beast inside of me, And he's not bad company But he speaks in tongues I can never understand, He says it's one more show and a penny for the band. Keep everybody dancing, Keep everybody spending, I know I am not a good man, But I can keep pretending. I made it in a doorway, Your dress is like a dark vale, But I'm not going your way, I'm going back to heartache. With a bottle of Burgundy, Where she waits on the balcony, With a northern wish and a daisy in her hand, To send me all her love and a penny for the band. There's a beast inside of me, And I miss my family, All these pages and these stages made of sand, Still, it's one more show and a penny for the band, One more show and a penny for the band.