Lover I'm off the streets Gonna go where the bright lights And the big city meet With a red guitar, on fire She's the candle Burning in my room

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust Taste the poison Feel that this is life Hallowed be the game The life clock strikes and You obey Like a candle light that fades When the life clock strikes You will obey

Sleepy time, and I lie With my love by my side And she's breathing low A cloud of eiderdown Draws around me Softening a sound And the candle dies When night comes down You lock the door