Nite Owls

Polka dot socks summon tiny turquoise sparks

Like Roman candles from the threads of the carpet

Dance in the gloom of a plastic bedside clock

And baby toys from the back of your closet

Kick it and move with needle-in-groove

Your gum cracks as you stretch it and pop it

Nothing to see here, nothing to prove

Whatcha hiding in your back pocket?

Come on and fly with the nite owls, honey

Like a beautiful, lonely satellite

You only dance with the lights out, honey

Making believe that you can see in the dark

Goofed around with Bacchus and Eros

Cursed 'em both for leaving you lonely

Carved some notches on the back of your bedpost

Saved a spot for your one and only

So hot you lit your room on fire

Pretty and proud as a prancing pony

Midnight mass with a silent choir

Your solitude is so unholy

Come on and fly with the nite owls, honey

Like a beautiful, lonely satellite

You only dance with the lights out, honey

Making believe that you can see in the dark

Come on and fly with the nite owls, honey

Like a beautiful, lonely satellite

You only dance with the lights out, honey

Making believe that you can see in the dark

Come on and fly with the nite owls, honey

Like a beautiful, lonely satellite

You only dance with the lights out, honey

Making believe that you can see in the dark