Down Desire Avenue

where all the pilots go

Line in a bar when day is thru

keeping the world in a place below



Tall second rated moviestars

step from their overcoloured truth

out thru a side door right into

Desire Avenue



Empty faces, silly walks

Coming in from the tight-rope dance

Men judging balance above all

looking down on their shaking hands



It's coming up it's hard to breathe

and I think of you

I'm going down but nothing's cheap

down Desire Avenue



One bite of cold and one of heat

A sip of lust a sip of pain

A careless way to cross the street

that is the way to play this game



Now - is a red-hot piece of coal

thrown right at you

This isn't courage anymore

down Desire Avenue