Beggar In The Morning

Steady woman, won’t you come on down?
I need you right here on the ground
I’ve walked the outskirts of this town
Been terrorized by what I’ve found
I saw a standing virgin bride
Where holy Dionysus died
She tore the heart out of his side
And laid it there, and there she cried
Whoa-o-o-o, Whoa-o-o-o-o-o-o,
Whoa-o-o-o-o, Whoa-o-o-o
She said, «Hello, I’m a monster too.»
«What poisons me is what poisons you.»
Into these animals we grew
But when we were young our eyes were blue
I take my medicine on my knee
Twice a day but lately three
Keeps the devil from my door
And it makes me rich and it makes me poor
I’m a beggar in the morning,
I’m a king at night,
My belt is loose,
But my trigger is tight
May come without warning,
At the speed of the light
Make it shine so pretty
Make it shine so bright
I think I’ve come a long, long way
To sit before you here today
They’re yours alone, the songs I play,
To take with you or throw away
Whoa-o-o-o, Whoa-o-o-o-o-o-o,
Whoa-o-o-o-o, Whoa-o-o-o,
Whoa-o-o-o…
Oh, I want an angel to wipe my tears,
Know my dreams, my hopes, desires and fears
We may capsize, but we won’t drown
Hold each other as the sun goes down
I’m a beggar in the morning,
I’m a king at night,
My belt is loose, and
My trigger is tight
May come without warning
At the speed of the light
Make it shine so pretty,
Make it shine so bright.