The Cheapest Fare
There's a time limit on your soul
Collect two dollars as you walk alone today
You're paying life more than a dime
To tip you off for a ride.
On different highways, glancing,
Yellow lights looking for the whistle.
Here's the subway stop, half way home.
Buy the one way ticket
Signals everywhere
Steal the one way ticket
It's the cheapest fare.
Check or money order stamped and sent
The bellhop's traveling through
And as you see the turn-around
The change in your pocket's well spent.
Nothing but a penny for your thoughts
And you've bought the one way ticket
To the empty room.
Buy the one way ticket
Signals everywhere
Steal the one way ticket
It's the cheapest fare.
Go on and turn the key
Janitor's sweeping you away
It's all we're ever good for
All we're ever good for
In the end