Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
Verse 1
alright i'm on johnson avenue in san luis obispo
and i'm five years old or six maybe.
and indications that there's something wrong with our new house,
trip down the wire twice daily.
Verse 2
i'm in the living room watching the watergate hearings,
while my stepfather yells at my mother
launches a glass across the room, straight at her head.
and i dash upstairs to take cover,
Chorus 1
lean in close to my little record player on the floor,
so this is what the volume knob's for,
i listen to dance music.
dance music.
Bridge
same as intro...
Verse 3
okay so look i'm seventeen years old
you're the last best thing i got going
but then the special secret sickness
starts to eat through you
what am i supposed to do? no way of knowing
Verse 4
so i follow you down your twisting alleyways
find a few cul-de-sacs of my own
there's only one place this road ever ends up
and i don't wanna die alone
Chorus 2
let me down, let me down, let me down gently
when the police come to get me
i listen to dance music.
dance music.
Outro