Lyrics

A Song I Used to Know

The bay’s a midnight fog, babe
And the water’s bound to rise
And in the restless waves tonight
Her torch points to the skies
The city’s in her shadows
And the darkness seeks to grow
She’s a girl I used to know

The television’s static
Of black-and-whitewashed views
And each side of the aisle broadcasts
Its version of the news
And we all see what we see
And we all know what we know
In the land I used to know

The pavement’s cracked and beaten
The moonlight’s sinking fast
The hollow wind blows cold tonight
The questions of the past
And without some direction
I guess I’m bound to go
Down the road I used to know

Something’s bound to come, babe
Something’s bound to come
The broken bell rings clear tonight
And I hear that kettle drum
And just beyond our sightline
The horns are sighing low
A song I used to know

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