The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

Smeared black ink, your palms are sweaty

I'm barely listening to last demands

I'm staring at the asphalt, wondering what's buried underneath

Where I am, where I am

I'll wear my badge

A vinyl sticker with big block letters adhering to my chest

Tells your new friends

I am a visitor here, I am not permanent

And the only thing keeping me dry is

(Where I am)

You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex

A stranger with your door key explaining that I’m just visiting

(Where I am)

And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving

Why I was the one worth leaving

D.C. sleeps alone tonight

Alone

(Where I am)

You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex

A stranger with your door key explaining that I’m just visiting

(Where I am)

And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving

Why I was the one worth leaving

(Where I am)

The district sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out their lights

And send the autos swerving into the loneliest evening

(Where I am)

And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving

Why I was the one worth leaving

Where I am, where I am