Shy

well the heat is so great
it plays tricks with the eyes
turns the road into water
then from water to sky
and there's a crack in the concrete floor
that starts at the sink
yeah there's a bathroom in the gas station
and I've locked myself in it to think

back in the city
the sun bakes the trash on the curbs
the men are pissing indoors
and the rats are running in herds
and I got a dream of your face
and it scares me awake
I put too much on the table
now I got too much at stake

and I might let you off easy
yeah I might lead you on
I might wait for you to look for me
then I might be gone
there's where I come from and where I'm going
and I am lost in between
I might go out to that phone booth
and leave a veiled invitation on your machine

and you'll stop me, won't you
if you've heard this one before
oh, the one where I surprise you
by showing up at your front door
saying, "let's not ask
what 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
and I squint at the muscular motel light
and say, "hey, good morning"
she jumps, her keys jingle
she leaves as quickly as she came in
and I roll over and taste the pillow with my grin

well the sheets are twisted and damp
but the heat is so pretty
and I swear I can feel the mattress
sinking underneath your weight
oh yeah sleep is like a fever
and I'm glad when it ends
oh road flows like a river
and it pulls me around everything

stop me, won't you
if you've heard this one before
oh, the one where I surprise you
by showing up at your front door
saying, "let's not ask
what next,or how, or why
I am leaving in the morning
so let's not be shy"
be shy...

well the heat is so great
it plays tricks with the eye
turns the road into water
then from water to sky
and there's a crack in the concrete floor
and it starts at the sink
yeah there's a bathroom in the gas station
and I have locked myself in it to think

(sing twice)
and you'll stop me, won't you
if you've heard this one before
oh, the one where I surprise you
by showing up at your front door
saying, "let's not ask
what next or how or why
I am leaving in the morning
so let's not be shy"

be shy...