THE WALKABOUTS - SUNDOWNER lyrics

rate me

Deaf as a fence post

Alone on a winter's night

I'm drunk as a racehorse

But I'll never fade outta sight

There's a wild below me

A wild up there in the stars

There's a history behind me

A child gone cold in my arms

Tell George and Tammy

I'm ripe for the taking these days

It's a good year for roses

(And) a bad year for runnin' in place

But if they don't believe me

I'll do what I always have done

I won't be the sundowner

No I'll never cheat on the sun

'Cause when the sun comes up

And the moon is gone

To the bridge I go

To the bridge I run

And when I reach the edge

Onto the bridge I crawl

And when I find you my friend

From the bridge I fall

This is the last place

That I've ever been, ever been

It's the last best place

That I've ever been, ever been

And in spite of my weakness

And all my desires to win

I won't be the sundowner

Tomorrow I'll leave here again

'Cause when the sun comes up

And I need a friend

To the bridge I run

When I need a friend

And when I meet the edge

Onto the bridge I crawl

And when I find you my friend

It's from the bridge I fall