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