The Hellhound’s Address

Lyrics

I was but a waif, just a-waitin' to be taken By a stiff breeze, a hellhound or a full moon Yes, my eyes were so wild, and my time, it was almost through But lo! behold In the half-wrecked seventh ward (cockfights in the twilight, under broken streetlights) A vagabond with strong arms said: "I will do you no harm" We fit together, together like two birds in a little nest Two tired birds who flew 'cross the desert in one long stretch Oh, two lonesome doves, come now and take you a good rest Now our feathers fall, our feathers fall together Now I've returned from the airless expanse Of the stratosphere, stratosphere, stratosphere After all that slaughter, dear We've nothing left to fear After all that slaughter, dear We've nothing left to fear Oh, hellhound: lay down We've nothing left to fear We fit together, together like two birds in a little nest And now our feathers fall, our feathers fall together Who would have guessed? Your hand-rolled cigarette lit by a burning stick A burning stick, a burning stick Oh strange as it may seem, I've seen it before in a dream Oh strange as it may seem, I've seen it before in a dream Oh, hellhound: lay down You ain't as bad as you seem