Shy

Oh, the heat is so great It plays tricks with the eye It turns the road into water Then from water to sky And there's a crack in the concrete floor It starts at the sink There's a bathroom in a gas station And I've locked myself in it to think Back in the city The sun bakes the trash on the curb The men are pissing in doorways And the rats run in herds And I've got a dream with your face in it That scares me awake I put too much on my table And now I got too much a stake And I might let you off easy Yeah I might lead you on I might wait for you to look for me And then I might be gone This where I come from and where I'm going And I'm lost in between I might go up to that phone booth And leave a veiled invitation on you machine And you'll stop me, won't you If you've heard this one before The one where I surprise you By showing up at your front door Saying "let's not ask what's next Or how, or why" I am leaving in the morning So let's not be shy Be shy The door opens, the room winces The housekeeper comes in without a warning I squint at the muscular motel light And say, hey good morning As she jumps, her keys jingle And she leaves as quickly as she came in I roll over and taste the pillow with my grin The sheets are twisted and damp Well the heat is so great And I swear I can feel the mattress Sinking underneath your weight Oh sleep is like a fever And I'm glad when it ends Oh, the road flows like a river And pulls me around every bend Stop me, won't you If you've heard this one before The one where I surprise you By showing up at your front door Saying "let's not ask what's next Or how, or why" I am leaving in the morning So let's not be shy Be shy, oh shy Ah, the heat is so great It plays tricks with the eye It turns road into water Then from water to sky And there's a crack in the concrete floor And it starts at the sink There's a bathroom in the gas station And I have locked myself In it to think And you'll stop me, won't you If you've heard this one before The one where I surprise you By showing up at your front door Saying "let's not ask what's next Or how, or why" I am leaving in the morning So let's not be shy You'll stop me, won't you If you've heard this one before Oh, one where I surprise you By showing up at your front door Saying "let's not ask what's next How, or why" I am leaving in the morning So let's not be shy Be shy, be shy, be shy Shy, shy, shh, shh