He's got a two dollar bill in his pocket
His thoughts swim through the night air
He's not in a hurry to get home
There's nobody waiting there
The pictures are facin' the window
and he's always turnin' away
As time slips through the cracks on his wall
He never had reason to stay
He says nothin's the same as it used to be
And now he's got nothin' to do
and everyone's lookin' for somethin' to say
and someone to say it to
Did you hear the one about the girl
who was dancin' until dawn
When the sun came up I was surprised to find her
dancin' on my lawn
When you got nowhere to go and nothin' to do
it makes you wonder where you are
As the sky got black she finally went back
left me hangin' from a star
She says nothin's the same as it used to be
And now she's got nothin' to do
and everyone's lookin' for somethin' to sing
and someone to sing it to
She cries as another day passes
two hands pointin' straight to the sky
The dark nights and all the bright flashes
stole the spark from her eyes
She says we've all got somethin' in common
When we're pushed up against the wall
As the sand runs out she's got nothin' to hide
She turns her back on it all
She says nothin's the same as it used to be
And now we got nothin' to do
and everyone's lookin' for somethin' to say
and someone to sing it to
Well nothin's the same as it used to be
And now we got nothin' to do
and everyone's lookin' for somethin' to say
and someone to sing it to