Restless Year

I set up a camp in the center of town

Ready for freedom when it all comes down

Snapping my fingers, walking around

I'm the dusty jewel in the thrown-out crown

I got a bus pass to make my way

From hideout to hideout in the heat of the day

I got a talisman tote with the whole array

And when you catch my coattails I'll be miles away

Restless year, it was another restless year

It was a restless year, for awhile we had no fear

Yeah, bloody nose in the all night diner

Rolling with Rose and Miss Mariel Steiner

You can't pin her down, you can't define her

Dostoevsky, dime store copy

Making the rounds in my five dollar dress

I can't go home, though I'm not homeless

I'm just another savage in the wilderness

And if you can't calm down, you can listen to this

Death, is my former employer

Death, is my own Tom Sawyer

Death, waits for me to destroy her

I never wanna die and I never grow older, yeah

Restless year, it was another restless year

It was a restless year, don't tell me anything I don't wanna hear