Mason Jennings - Hospitals And Jails Lyrics
We could sit beneath the eveningAnd let the day turn blueI could never let the darknessReplace the thought of youC'mon darling let's catch that trainTo wherever we call godMaybe it's in massachusettesOr maybe notIt's just you and iIt's just you and i, my dearJust you and iIt's just you and iLet's keep our boots pointed westStay left of the policeI know you're like a freight trainTo escape your familyYou've got a father who has done you wrongAnd a mother who doesn't careGet your backbone up my darlingLet down your hairIt's just you and iIt's just you and i, my dearJust you and iIt's just you and iWhen all the world turns into hospitals and jailsI can always count on your love to be my bailAnd we'll go traveling on from year to yearJust you and i, my dearI've got my backpack full of fourteen cartonsOf cigarettes, cigarettesI've got a bumper sticker on my chest that saysNo regrets, no regretsI've got your love draped all around me likeA big black cape, a big black capeAll the billboards on the highway sayDon't be late, don't be lateIt's just you and iIt's just you and iWhen all the world turns into hospitals and jailsI can always count on your love to be my bailWe'll go traveling on from year to yearJust you and i, my dearWell i woke up in the middle of the kitchen floorI was listening for your knockingBut you weren't outside my doorAnd i know that you won't be coming 'roundIn the way i want you toI wish you'd throw your arms around meBut it's not for meIt's not for meIt'll b
