You're the nightshade outside my window
My head's a hurricane
I'm easily rattled

What if I'm nothing like you
What if I don't hold a candle to you
What if I'm just an average guy when nothing but the best will do

I'm sitting home on a Saturday night in my go-to-hell jacket and tie
I bet you're Uptown with the art school crowd reading poetry that doesn't rhyme

I spend my time waiting in tears

Is your imagination gone or have you seen it all before
I say it's better to die when you've got everything to live for
You're reading pop psychology
You think you're looking right through me
Sipping cappuccino
Well That's just a three-dollar coffee

A silk rose never grows and you're impressed that it never dies
Get up and feel
Did it ever look real
Are you living or you want me to lie

I spend my time waiting in tears

I picked out a record
I still favor wax
I played it straight through with hardly a scratch

What if I'm nothing like you
What if I don't hold a candle to you
What if I'm just an average guy when nothing but the best will do
Is your imagination gone or have you seen it all before
I say it's better to die when you've got everything to live for

You're the nightshade outside my window