[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Well you know when I m dying
leave room for my tombstone
in a cold country graveyard where the sun never shines
cause I hope where I m lying is terrible lonesome
I ve never known someplace I can call mine
and it s about time
I know you re sick of my crying
so I ll leave with no warning
I ll drive until morning
till I m free of the crowds
I ll watch the pidgeons go flying
at the sight of my headlights
I ll go riding through dead nights
with the radio loud
at a speed not allowed
[Chorus]
When I m alone
all alone in Manhatten
not a taxi will take me
I m caught in the rain going home
No matter what happens
there s a pinewood box calling my name
[Verse 2]
This ain t a city of prophets
it s just a place of forgetting
The bad news you re getting s been lost on the wire
I ain t afraid of no coffin
It s just a room with no windows
I ll go where the wind blows till my liscese expires
Then I ll climb even higher
[Bridge 1]
But my mind is in gridlock
with no way of escaping
the sky that I m scraping s been covered in clouds
But I ll keep talking that big talk
But I won t lie when I m done in
That river keeps running me back to the crowds
Got no time to be proud
[Chorus]
When you re alone
all alone in Manhatten
not a taxi will take you
You re caught in the rain going home
No matter what happens
there s a pinewood box calling your name
[Bridge 2]
I ll climb my way out of this hole
that I dug for myself
I got dirt on my hands
I ve got a dangerous soul
and I m going to hell
yeah I know where I stand
Fate ain t to blame for my crimes
it s not the cards I was dealt
yeah I ll shoulder my load
And if you re a good friend of mine
well just drink to my health
before I hit the road
[Chorus]
Cause I m alone
all alone in Manhatten
not a taxi will take me
I m caught in the rain going home
No matter what happens
there s a pinewood box calling my name oh it s calling my name
[Outro]
My name
That pinewood box is calling my name
My name {repeat and fade}