Never made a promise that I thought could not be broken
Never had a moment where I thought I might be hopeless
And I never gave a thought, never entertained the notion
That I was not the captain, that this was not my ocean
And should I not drink equally the poison and the potion of my youth?
She likes the way the old folks shake
Like something is trying to keep them awake
She talks more than the 24-hour news got
But never could get over it
Soaking wet and overspent
Tell me is it over yet blues
Never rode no freight train, never had no right-hand man
Never gave a thought as to how it all might end
Or the faces or the places I'll never see again
All the nights and constellations
Never been no sucker and I never had no seersucker suit
Around her neck, got praying hands
She's well protected
She understands, she unexpected
She's making plans
She's gone electric
Sleeps in the van
She's in the band
She's in the band
All I can recall now and all I will forget
And all that's tried to hold me, well they haven't got me yet
And all that's tried to know me come up empty as a threat
They come up empty
Empty as a threat
She likes the way the old folks shake
She likes the way the old folks shake
She likes the way the old folks shake
She likes, she likes
She likes the way the old folks shake
Like something is trying to keep them awake
She talks more than the 24-hour news got
But never could get over it
Soaking wet and overspent
Probably too young to forget
Tell me is it over yet blues