Bagatelle - Johnny Set Em Up lyrics

Well I'm near the city on the
South side at the shore
And the folks around here think
I'm not just right
What, with sleeping in the morning when
They're half way through the day
Playing music half way through the night

And the postman thinks I'm crazy because
I don't pick up my mail
Cause, I know it's gonna be
The same old story
Final notices and traffic tickets
Lying in the corner the words are different
But, I still know what they mean

So I think I'll sweep the dust off
I might even cut the grass
And I'll put away my
Springsteen and Tom Wait's
Put a notice in the paper
And if they give me what I'm asking
Fill the car, don't forget to close the gate

Johnny set 'em up tonight
Cause tonight I'm coming home
Call the boys and try to find them
Ask them if they'll come around
Cause my eyes are getting tired and
My ears are getting sore
Johnny set 'em up tonight
I'm not going away no more

It was easy when we started
All we had were cheap guitars
And the times we had just
Won't come 'round again
There was music in the evening
And if nobody was listening
Nobody cared, and so we piled into the cars

Swimming in the sea at night
And listening to the radio
And working in the daytime if you wanted to
But now those days are dead and
Gone and everybody's scattered round
Maybe there'll be someone left to play

Johnny set 'em up tonight
Cause tonight I'm coming home
Call the boys and try to find them
Ask them if they'll come around
Cause my eyes are getting tired and
My ears are getting sore
Johnny set 'em up tonight
Johnny set 'em up tonight
Johnny set 'em up tonight
I'm not going away no more