Western Union Desperate

I felt a little uneasy on easy street

out of place and incomplete

call it guilt call it what you will

kissed goodbye the summer skies

hollywood and malibu tides

through thick and thin you got a good friend in me

just give me a beer and give me a bed

chase the demons out of my head

play me a song and sing me to sleep

and meet me in the middle of my dreams

well i've seen the sun rise from the cliffs of point reyes

and i've seen it set on thunder bay

but i always keep my compass set on you

when the night comes in and the stars come out

and the highway lines start to wear me out

it'll be ok cause i'm coming back home to you

distant salutation and silly souveniers

can't help your twilight loneliness or brush away your tears

i'll wire you some love today

there's so much more i want to say

i'm western union desperate in a payphone in the rain

and it's so insane... i'm rimbaud and you're verlaine

so hey, california here i come

i've got a backpack and a sunburnt thumb

i hope my compass is tried and true

cause when i need a friend it's still you...