The Man in the wilderness He asked of me How many strawberries grow in the salt sea? And I answered him, as I thought good As many a ship sails in the wood The Man in the wilderness He asked me, Why His hare could swim and his pig could fly? And I answered him, as I thought best They were both born in a cuckoo's nest The Man in the wilderness Asked me to tell Tell all the sands in the sea and I counted them well And with the grain, well, not one more I answered him, you go make sure Said with the grain, well, not one more I answered him, you go make sure I answered him, you... you go make sure

You can pick yourself up You can start walking straight Tonight you're the life of the party When the bar lights come on at your paper parade You don't have to chase down the moon 'Cause I'll leave the light on for you It's not your birthday And it's not the fourth of July Tomorrow's a work day You've got a life and a spaceship to fly You've got a woman and a beautiful yellow-haired daughter Come back to earth, kid You know that you can't chase the stars underwater You can play all the notes You can write all the words You headlined in all the big cities But when the spotlights are off and the crowds have gone home You could be going home too It's not your birthday This isn't Mardi Gras either Tomorrow's a work day You've got a life and a spaceship to fly You've got a good job and a beautiful yellow-haired daughter Come back to earth, kid You know that you can't chase the stars underwater It's not your birthday You should be done waking up on the floor Come back to earth, kid Don't you know you're not a kid anymore? You married a good girl She gave you this beautiful yellow-haired daughter Come back to earth, kid You know that you can't chase the stars underwater No, it's not your birthday It's not your birthday It's not your birthday It's not your day So blow out your candles It's better than letting them burn out

I took the train home, facing backwards Another hopeless chase Echo Park, indian summer I wrote a new song about your new life Like steps I retrace Block letters in your little black notebook, yeah Flashbacks get me close, I'm almost there Headlights in the driveway You stand in the window waiting The stars are out tonight One million fires burning Out there on the high dive You dance with your headphones on And I could watch you all night long Dancing to someone else's song Oh, dancing to someone else's song Oh, dancing to someone else's A black jacket, a blue motorbike Pass the mission in the moonlight Teenagers in the alley kissing Smell the gas burn, saw your street sign I'm doing eighty in a forty-five Throwing shadows you could hear if you listen, yeah Flashbacks get me close, I'm almost there Headlights in the driveway You stand in the window waiting The stars are out tonight One million fires burning Out there on the high dive You dance with your headphones on And I could watch you all night long Dancing to someone else's song Oh, dancing to someone else's song Oh, dancing to someone else's Flashbacks get me close But I'm staring at someone else's Headlights in your driveway You stand in the window waiting The stars are out tonight One million fires burning Meet me on the high dive You'll dance with your headphones on So I could watch you all night long Dancing to someone else's song Oh, dancing to someone else's song Oh, dancing to someone else's song Someone else's song, To someone else's song To someone else's, someone else's, someone else's song

I was on the roller coaster Found the ground just in time I was underwater when the siren came and saved my life Every day started out last night Every night started over I was on the roller coaster Found the ground just in time Underneath the power lines Last transmission from the island radio Double vision wrapped in last night's party clothes I can't spend another night alone I tried swimming but I can't get home Last transmission from the island radio I could load the catapult and meet you on the other side You could fold the map in half I wouldn't have to take this ride And every day's just another flight Every flight's almost over I could load the catapult and meet you on the other side The other side Last transmission from the island radio Double vision wrapped in last night's party clothes I can't spend another night alone I tried swimming but I can't get home Last transmission from the island radio I wish that you were on what I was on But you were only on my mind I wish that you were on what I was on But you were only on my mind I wish that you were on what I was on Yeah, I'm so gone This is my last transmission from the island radio Double vision wrapped in last night's party clothes I can't spend another night alone I tried swimming but I can't get home Last transmission from the island radio