Mountain Goats - Night Light lyrics

rate me

Pull my mask so tight

Till it pinches my skin

Nerves strung so high I am a mandolin

Jenny calls from montana she's only passing through probably see her again

In this life I guess

Not sure what I'm gonna do

Plug a nightlight in

Leave a porchlight on

Because the small dark corners have designs me

Live like an outlaw

Clutching gold coins in his claw

Room full of ambitious young policemen

Everybody trying to make his mark

I was a red dot blinking on the screen up ahead

And then the room went dark

Dream of waking up someday and wanting you less than I do this is a dream

Though it's never gonna come true

Plug a night light on

Leave the porch light on

Because the small dark corners are establishing a colony live like an

Outlaw

Clutching gold coins in his claw

Can't ever set aside the sweetness of the days

Before the crews up the border

Fields full of wet rain cling to their memory forever

Think about montana when I close my eyes

Possibly jenny's headed east count a couple stay hopes out loud may their

Numbers one day be increased

Plug a nightlight in

Leave the porchlight on

Because the small dark corners cluster like animals

Live like an outlaw

Clutching cold coins in his claw