[Verse 1]
They're closin' down the hangout, the air is turnin' cool
They're shuttin' off the super slide, the kids are back in school
The tourist traps are empty, vacancy abounds
Almost like it used to be before the circus came to town

[Chorus 1]
That's when it always happens
The same time every year
I come down to talk to me
When the coast is clear

[Verse 2]
Hello, Mister Other Me, it's been a long, long time
We hardly get to have these chats, that in itself's a crime
So tell me all your troubles, I'll surely tell you mine
We'll laugh and smoke and cuss and joke and have a glass of wine

[Chorus 2]
That's where it always happens
The same place every year
I come down to talk to me
When the coast is clear

[Bridge]
It's the only place he knows
[Chorus 2]
Where it always happens
The same place every year
I still come down to talk to me
When the coast is clear