Stay Loose Lyrics

I was choking on a cornflake You said, "Have some toast instead" I was sleeping maybe three hours You said, "You should get to bed"
I was waiting at the church door For the minister to show I was looking at the New Year You said, "Walk before you crawl"
I was feeling like a loser You said, "Hey, you've still got me" I was feeling pretty lonely You said, "You wanted to be free"
I was looking for a good time You said, "Let the good times start" With a quiver of your eyelid You took on someone else's part
But what about me I don't really see How things will improve All you want is to stay
Maybe I'm a little greedy You said, "Think before you speak" Sometimes I'm a little seedy You said, "Everyone is weak"
Now I feel a little better Is there something I can do? But I never heard the answer I never had a clue
But what about me I don't really see How things will improve All you want is to stay
The lights are out in the house tonight And I creep around I'm gonna creep into your head All you want is to stay loose
There's a little echo calling Like a miner trapped inside If I tell her of this moment She will in me doubt confide
And she's on me like a blanket Like a stalk of wilting grass I'm not sure about her motives I'm not sure about her past
But my faith is like a bullet My belief is like a bolt The only thing that lets me sleep at night A little carriage of the soul
If it starts a little bleaker Then the year may yet be gold Happiness is not for keeping Happiness is not my goal
So what about me I don't really see How things will improve All you want is to stay loose
Oh what about them You play mother hen To a gaggle of gangling youth All you want is to stay
The lights are out in the house tonight And I creep around I'm gonna creep into your head All you want is to stay
I was living through the seconds My composure was a mess I was miles from tenderness It was dark outside, the day it was broken in pieces
Everything is flat and dreary I couldn't care what's in the news Television is the blues Television is hysterical laughter of people
And I know it could be me I'm always asking for more More, more, more, more
I keep running round in circles I keep looking for a doorway I'm going to need two lives To follow the paths I've been taking