It's a long race with only fate to follow
And the whole chase gets
Spent in space that's borrowed

And the new tribes are brought in by the carload
And I must hide, I must hide myself from them

Oh 'cause I've been here for thirty years
Living like a rough draft
Running under cover of the slippery and the slimy storms
All I have to show for it are my opinions and a bus pass
Just a handful of the pretty little itty bitty shitty things I own

It's the bad woods and neighborhoods you start in
That give your life, dignify the garden

One day I'll go back to beg thеir pardon
But I just hide, I just hide myself from thеm

Oh 'cause freedom is a stack of books that must fall into the wrong hands
Freedom is a flower and a pirate ship
When it all is all said and done, freedom is a calling
Just a blister in the throne room
A blister in the throne room where desire sits

Don't you ever leave me
I can't stand to see your face
Don't you ever leave me
Don't you ever leave me
No one can take your place [x2]