Sitting here without a clue
my mind is on the blink
And I\'m not quite sure of what to do
my thoughts refuse to think
But give me several lifetimes
and a quart of Johnny Black
And I might compose a line or two
to let you know I\'m back
Or maybe I should hang it up
and play guitar instead
I\'m pretty good at strumming
when I\'ve had my Johnny Red
At least old Johnny says I am
and I won\'t disagree
Old Johnny and his brother
have been pretty good to me
So I reach for my old Fender
and I plug it in the amp
Then bring those six strings
into tune and flip off all the lamps
And sitting in the darkness
I recall my favorite tune
A little song I\'ve always loved
from \'Dark Side of the Moon\'
And \'Hotel California\'
is a special tune for me
Even though the Eagles
went and ripped off Jethro T
I pluck that B flat minor
thinking how it all began
When I\'m through I think of you
and start to play again
But the guitar starts to crackle
and the strings begin to rust
Like everything I ever knew
it crumbles into dust
I look outside my window
and I see you in the rain
A trick of nasty weather
manufactured by the pain
But the rain\'s begun to vanish
and I see you pretty clear
I get up from the sofa
and I wipe away a tear
And all at once you\'re standing there
beside me in the room
And I see my lifeless body
lying naked in the gloom
You take my hand within your own
and sadness disappears
Without a word I realize
there\'s nothing left to fear
And in the east a glimmering
declares the rising sun
The nightmare\'s finally over
and the dream has just begun.