[Verse 1: Tom Russo]
Hello, old friend, are you back again?
I can hear your rings on the pavement
Nice to see you keep up appearances
But must you bang so hard on my basement?

[Pre-Chorus: Tom Russo]
All your plants are dead, balance in the red
But you always paid your way, better not to say how

[Verse 2: Tom Russo]
After Collingwood, saw you as you were
Shot for Hollywood, draped in dirty fur
This town was not big enough for the one of you
Doors were too narrow and the chill wind blew

[Pre-Chorus: Tom Russo]
Felt it in your bones, rolled away the stone
You rose again in the Northern autumn

[Chorus: Tom Russo]
But when you lay me down, sweet and slow
My heart won't fight it
Stone cold, flyin' like a hawk
Skywards

[Verse 3: Tom Russo]
In the city of dreamers, there were so many like you
Snowflakes meltin' in the perma-sun, bands on the run
It was warm at night, but cold inside you

[Pre-Chorus: Tom Russo]
Though it never rained, sometimes hurricaned
With you in the eye of them, they'd always spare your hair

[Chorus: Tom Russo]
But when you lay me down, sweet and slow
My heart won't fight it
Stone cold, flyin' like a hawk
Skywards

[Verse 4: Fran Keaney]
They called you the cool change
'Cause when you darkened the doorway
Someone's life was about to get clouded
But not me, though
[Pre-Chorus: Fran Keaney]
I was the one who thought the sun shined
From your eyes when you smiled
You were the chosen boy
And you chose to ride the wind

[Chorus: Tom Russo]
But when you lay me down, sweet and slow
My heart won't fight it
Stone cold, flyin' like a hawk
Skywards