Veronica Said

Veronica stared at the ring on her hand

She said "Nothing in life goes according to plan

For you cannot control what you can't understand

So you take what you can and you hold it"

Veronica shivered and paused for effect

Pulled her windbreaker tight lit a fresh cigarette

She said, "Nothing turns out like you're led to expect

so you make what you can of the moment"

And the wind's blowin' cold on the waterfront tonight

And the winter's so close you can taste it

We got nothing but plenty of time on our hands

And so many ways we can waste it waste it

Veronica straightened and looked at the sky

Turned her back to the moon as it started to rise

She said "Not every word in this world is a lie

Those who cannot trust cannot be trusted"

And the wind's blowin' cold on the waterfront tonight

And the winter's so close you can taste it

We got nothing but plenty of time on our hands

And so many ways we can waste it waste it

Instrumental

Off in the dark someone laughed at a joke

Veronica's eyes caught the night as she spoke

She said "I'll tell you one thing it isn't all smoke

You can raise yourself up you can raise yourself low

You can receive the most inconceivable blow

But where ever you are and where ever you go

There is one thing to see there is one thing to know

So hold on to this pact and hold on to this close

It will serve you and serve you in high and high low

That whatever the depth to which you sink below

No two??? can be corrupted"

And the wind's blowing cold on the waterfront tonight

And the winter's so close you can taste it

We've got nothing but plenty of time on our hands

And so many ways we can waste it waste it