D
The garbage truck pulls up on Friday mornings 9 a.m
G
Along the narrow street,
Em
All the actors in the world are
G
slamming doors behind them
Em
And the rest are going back to sleep
D G
Stacy brushed the hair of every dog
that was in the room
Bm D
She was coming off her meds again
Em
So they had to call the ambulance
D
In the night the kids are squealing
Em
All the prostitutes are kneeling
F# G
Down for love of men
D
I could sit down for hours
Em
Look at all the pretty flowers fade
G
away
D
I could watch it from a distance
Em
Could erase myself from existence
G
all the same
D Em G D Em G
D
Screaming from the school doors on a Friday afternoon
G
To break the abstinence
Em
Competition always drives things
G
further
Em
And the one who screams the loudest wins
D
Julia’s worn the same clothes now
G
since 1982
Bm
And she’s so worried bout her
A
daughter
Em
But I worry about her too
D
And the water from the ceiling
Em
I think the thin blonde is taking a beating
F# G
Hope she calls the cops on him
D
I could sit down for hours
Em
Look at all the pretty flowers fade
G
away
D
I could watch it from a distance
Em
Could erase myself from existence
G
all the same
Bm
Cause it’s easy when it doesn’t touch you
A
When there’s nothing there that tries to stop you
A# C
Meet the world’s most honest man
Bm
Always had food on the table
A G D
Always had love that enabled
Em G
Always had friends who cared
D
Stranded on the pavement on a cold late Friday night
G
Call emergency
Em
Wrap a rag around the chest to
G
stop the bleeding
Em
I really hope that kid pulls through
D Em G D Em G
D
I could sit down for hours
Em
Look at all the pretty flowers fade
G
away
D
I could watch it from a distance
Em
Could erase myself from existence
G
all the same
D
I could sit down for hours
Em
Look at all the pretty flowers fade
G
away
D
I could watch it from a distance
Em
Could erase myself from existence
G
all the same