Lon Bella - Damien Jurado

Jesus on the mainline

He’s trying to call collect

Dad gave him my number

'Suppose I should call back

And since I’ve got no plans

On a long term stay

My bus leaves early morning

Why sit around and wait — to die

Serpents in the water

Fogging up the glass

Swimming here since Thursday

Burning through my stacks

And when you find out who I am

Want to turn me into

Someone you’d respect

A smile you can correct

And since I’ve got no plans

On a long term stay

My bus leaves early morning

Why sit around and wait — to die

And when there are no cups to fill

When the sidewalk disappears

You and I will make amends

With the daggers in our hands

They will say I knew him when

Before he once had friends

With a life you would curate

Decided now his fate

We could sit around and wait