Lyrics
I could have been star chambered
on the tree of rock’n’roll life
or maybe a railroad wife
I was railroaded once or twice
I might’ve dodged a bullet chambered
in the alley running for my life
I’m sure that I dodged a knife
I finally learned my lesson once or twice
a million years ago
I took a chance
& let it all unravel slow
I bet on odd
’til I broke even
then I just had to go
I could’ve been things I don’t remember
a double-crossing wife
I was in another life
I’ve been buried once or twice
I played sixteen bars and what did I get
another town over & covered in sweat
almost run over
w/ another hangover & drunker in debt
a million years ago . . .
where did I put my wings
I can never find those things
now I’m running, running late
I might be stuck here at my gate
though you may be dearly departed
dearly departed
I’m just getting started
Billy Zoom, DJ Bonebrake, Exene Cervenka, John Doe
CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Hipgnosis Songs Group