Lyric It Wasn t Me

it wasn t me, i wasn t there
i was just watching from over here
and besides, i couldn t afford the bus fare
in hollywood and washington
they shake and smile through the harm they ve done
but it s your little red wagon
and you gotta pull it
it ll take a lifetime to clear your name
under the bridges of fame it s always nighttime

it wasn t me, i wasn t there
i was stone drunk, it isn t clear
and it doesn t count cos i don t care
the years transform my memories
of all the countless decades of grief
it was cut and run in 91
put yourselves in a straightjacket
but when you re pleading
saying it s no cheaper than humiliation
that s free

i ve gone and quit my worshipping
of the false gods and golden sins
cos we made love in the tower of babel
and it fell down
it wasn t me, i wasn t there
that was not my love affair
that is not my lover, that s not even my friend
it wasn t me, i wasn t there
i was stone drunk, it isn t clear
and it doesn t count, cos i don t care

but i use a pop song to clear my name
under the bridges of fame it s always nighttime
i ll end with a closer and say goodnight