This Empty Northern Hemisphere

Smoke, it flies from whiskey mouths

Vagabonds walk this suitcase town

Summer left us beckoning

The cottonwoods were all worn out

Night comes fixin' on the day

And the universe reigned again

While the wheels roll to find a flickering light

While you were sleepin', I was turnin' the dials

And I walled up your kingdom with radio wires

And the bells of the choir came in low and rumbling

Oh, you should've heard them

Livin' here in this city on fire

Well, I've been fine

Yeah, just dancing drunk above the street

Me, the ghost of Caroline

And that was me, ya know, callin' up above

From the steeples in the churchyard

Watch the wheels roll to find another place home

Oh, while you were sleepin', you bet that I might

Walk this empty Northern Hemisphere wide

And the kingdom, it came, well, it all fell down

It all fell to dust

Watch it all flying 'round us

Watch it all flyin' around us

Oh, while you were sleepin', I was the turnin' the dials

And I walk this empty Northern Hemisphere wide