A Place in the Rain - Joe Jackson

Turn off the TV and turn off the light

Turn off the street lamps as well

Turn off the billboards that scream through the night

And dream the policemen to Hell

Close all the windows and close all the doors

Close all the shutters and blinds

Close down the churches and pray to the whores

Lay down and then close your eyes

It’s amazing what comes into view

As we’re finally breaking the chains

When the temperature rises

We’ll go to our place in the rain

Take down the pictures and take out the trash

Take up the tattered old rugs

Take up the mattress and count all the cash

And laugh with the last of the drugs

Burn all the papers and burn all the wood

Burn what we can’t understand

Run up a flag for the old neighbourhood

Sit back and then take my hand

It’s amazing what lovers can do

With just a kiss and a glass of champagne

When the rivers run dry

We can go to our place in the rain

Pay off the piper and pay all the bills

Pay for the getaway car

Blow out the candles and head for the hills

Pray that we make it that far

Run from the poison and run from the flames

Run from the maddening crowd

Laugh at the whispers of who’ll take the blame

And sing all the sinners out loud

It’s amazing what crazy can do

When every good citizen’s sane

When heaven’s a desert

We’ll go to our place in the rain

It’s amazing what comes into view

When you just connect your heart back to your brain

When heaven’s a desert

We’ll go to our place in the rain