[Verse]
Well, the birds were talking all at once
And the old man mowing down his lawn
He didn't seem like much too bad a guy
I was thinkin', "Hang on, man, something's wrong
Your blues, they do seem to be gone"
Heaven ain't bad, but you don't get nothing done

[Chorus]
Lay down your head awhile
You are not needed now
You are not needed now

[Verse]
Well, Alison laid an egg on me
Now every time I turn around
It's swimming through the air above my bed
I asked Miss Higgs and she said, "Fine
As long as you're back in your room on time
I'll keep you clean and the girls will keep you fed"

[Chorus]
Lay down your head with mine
You are not needed now
And we got things to do
[Verse]
Laying in the blankets made of wool
The trains roll by every half an hour
And a body can get no restin' done, it's true
Well, I spend my time as best I can
Thinkin' big and makin' plans
And wondering where those trains are rolling to

[Chorus]
Lay down your head, poor boy
Feel how the ground does move
Hear how those drivers sing

[Verse]
Well it's goodbye, friends, it's time to close
Everybody knows that's the way it goes
And where does it live in case I'm ever there?
Well, three doors back and two behind
It gets a little bit out of hand sometimes
Don't let it fool you into thinkin' you don't care

[Chorus]
Lay down your head and fly
I'll quietly pass you by
You won't even see me go
[Verse]
Well, if I thought about it long enough
I just might make some kind of move
Watchful eyes are too hard on the soul
With the smokehouse just across the way
And its fog upon the light of day
I'll be hard-pressed comin' up with somewhere to go

[Chorus]
Lay down your head, poor boy
Feel how the ground does move
Hear how those drivers sing

[Chorus]
What now, my darling one?
Go find a little fun
You are not needed now