Jenny Lewis, The Watson Twins - It Wasn't Me lyrics

It wasn't me, I wasn't there
I was just watchin' from over here
And besides, I couldn't afford the bus fare
In Hollywood and Washington
They shake and smile through
The harm they've done
But, it's your little red wagon
And you've gotta pull it

It'll take a lifetime to clear your name
Under the bridges of fame
It's always nighttime

It wasn't me, I wasn't there
I was stone-drunk, it isn't clear
And it doesn't count, 'cause I don't care
The years transform my memories
Of all the countless decades of greed
It was cut and run in '91

Put yourselves in a straight-jacket
But when you plead insane
It's no cheaper than humiliation that's free
That's free that's free

I've gone and quit my worshippin'
Of the false gods and golden sins
'Cause we made love in the Tower of Babel
And it fell down

It wasn't me, I wasn't there
That was not my love affair
That is not my lover
That's not even my friend
It wasn't me, I wasn't there
I was stone-drunk, it isn't clear
And it doesn't count, 'cause I don't care

But, I'll use a pop song to clear my name
Under the bridges of fame
It's always nighttime
I'll end with a closer and say goodnight

Say goodnight Jenny