Lampshade

Lyrics

[Verse 1] My accordion is shining In the light of the moon from the sky And I sit here alone and drinking With the windows and doors open wide My hand got tired an hour ago And the words on each sheet turned blank white There's no room in this house for your company, dear Tomorrow you can come inside [Chorus] The preacher's turned to dictation 'Cause the lord has got letters to send There's nothing for me to believe in I've just gotta try to pretend [Verse 2] And the rain is falling slowly Like faltering drums outside And the weathermen are confused 'Cause they can never read the sky Someday we may even be friends again And I hope just that thought is enough You're a weathered old prince and the state I'm in Won't hurt our one night together that much [Chorus] Moonshine, you're a lampshade For the drunken old bats and their evening Shine on, you'll forgive me For missing your last requiem Missing your last requiem [Verse 3] I'm all alone this evening I'm alone almost every day It's these sad-sack times that I miss them all If they were here I'd wish them away If they'd send me a vase of flowers Or better yet those aborted hours Drunken hours of endless time left to die In everyone's memory but mine [Chorus] Moonshine, you're a lampshade For the drunken old bats and their evening Shine on, you'll forgive me For missing your last requiem