Lyric A Chair in the Sky

The rain slammed hard as bars
It caught me--by surprise
Mutts of the planet
And shook me down for alibis
I m waiting
For the keeper to release me
Debating this sentence
Biding my time
In memories
Of old friends of mine ...
In daydreams of Birdland
I see my soul on fire
Burning up the bandstand
Next time
I ll be bigger!
I ll be better than ever!
I ll be happily attached
To my cold hard cash!
But now Manhattan holds me
To a chair in the sky
With the bird in my ears
And boats in my eyes
Going by

There are things I wish I d done
Some friends I m gonna miss
Beautiful lovers
I never got the chance to kiss...
Daydreamin drugs the pain of living
Processions of missing
Lovers and friends
Fade in and they fade out again
In these daydreams of rebirth
I see myself in style
Raking in what I m worth
Next time
I ll be bigger!
I ll be better than ever!
I ll be resurrected royal!
I ll be rich as standard oil!
But now--Manhattan holds me
To a chair in the sky
With the bird in my ears
And boats in my eyes
Going by