Last Night - Joelistics

she said last night

she had a big night

and the lights on the dance floor were real bright

the drinks kept coming and the more they came

the more she felt like herself again

now she got the binge drink

oozing with instinct

to try and make life all new and shiny

extract the slime and the sleaze and demeaning

and win back a little more self esteem

and so she’s got a story for the girls on monday

the same damn story she told em last week

she hooked up passed out fell down woke up

walked home carrying her heels and handbag

it’s too bad she broke up with him

she never used to get like that with him

still she won’t call, won’t text, won’t ring

she don’t wanna be the one to give in

i mean, she’s holding on to her pride

besides, she’s probably moved on, right?

last night

i had a big night

now i feel a little shaky on the inside

and there’s no time like the present

i’ll stay in bed until eleven in china

piece together all of the things i did

i can’t believe some of the things i said

all i need to get me through

is sunlight, coffee and a picture of you

all i need is you

he said last night

he had a big night

now he’s tryina recall what what it looked like

(what's it look like?)

and it’s a long way down in the dim light

when you can’t think right

and you’re tryina crawl up an incline

and he’s got a little bruised up black eye

and he’s got a strong urge to have a big cry

head like an egg when it’s being fried up

he ain’t too sure that he even had a good time

he never used to be like that with her

he never used to get so high around her

now every night out is a permanent blur

with an explanation that’s beyond words

he sits on the couch

cottonball mouth

watching the telly tryina dumb himself down

telling himself it’s time to pull his head in

but next weekend he’s gonna do it again

(and again

and again

and again

and again

and again

and again

and again

and again)

last night

i had a big night

now i feel a little shaky on the inside

and there’s no time like the present

i’ll stay in bed until eleven in china

piece together all of the things i did

i can’t believe some of the things i said

all i need to get me through

is sunlight, coffee and a picture of you

all i need is you

again, shipwrecked inside my head

again, shipwrecked inside my head

again, shipwrecked inside my head

again, shipwrecked inside my head

and a good night’s sleep

and some pain relief

and a week of work

and a hot shower

and a trip to the coast

and some eggs on toast

and some radiohead

and to stay in bed

all i need is you