Erin McKeown - Pink Elephant lyrics

And his shoulders stoop low 'neath the weight
Of beer cases as it grows late
In the alleyway college-like state and
The boy who'll grow cold
Now so young and so bold
Freely gets drunk of the cold

Sittin' on top of the golden world
The pink elephant emerges
With a smile and a twirl to
Open the bottles of time he said
"the life in your veins today
Will be frozen away tomorrow"

Drag of smoke through white lips
Blue dress caresses italian hips
As the sedan rolls by rote upon it's trip
Sticky fumblings never clean
Up the skirt of a black haired queen
Chasing chasing tv dreams

Sittin' on top of the golden world
The pink elephant emerges
With a smile and a twirl to
Open the bottles of time he said
"the cheapness of today will
Be married away tomorrow"

Entwined a quiet couple lays
As colder grow the days
And richer grow the means and ends of ways
Tucked away cars and children sleep
Contentment slowly creeps
Lulls the happy happy sheep

Sittin' on top of the golden world
The pink elephant emerges
With a smile and a twirl to
Open the bottles of time he said
"the satisfaction of today will take
Your sight away tomorrow"

And all that is pink it shall sink
Your mind shall cease to think
Therefore let me be the link

Halflit by candle the room glows
A virgin head she dimly shows
Fears to allay future songs to compose
Passion beats to heat
Intercourse nearly complete
'til the boy beats a hasty retreat

Sittin' on top of the golden world
The pink elephant emerges
With a smile and a twirl to
Open the bottles of time he said
"the lifeline of today will soon
To fray away tomorrow"