A Day Late and a Dollar Short Lyrics

I awoke too late to wake myself up

It's obvious to me

When they roll up the sidewalks and close down the bars

There isn't a whole lot to see

In this dirty old town while the rain's pouring down

And I'm carving my name on a tree

My sneakers are wet

I'm just tired not upset

Why is everyone staring at me?

Take me away, to a ballroom today

Where the band wants to play out of tune

May I have this waltz my intentions are false

But we'll dance by the light of the moon

When the clock's striking twelve and the fairy tale elves

Interrupt us and start holding court

Saying time is still money

You two dance kind of funny

And you're a day late and ten dollars short

We already knew we were two months past due

And this fantasy had to abort

Cut short

I awoke last night with the sun shining bright

Upside down in bed

With my head at the foot and my feet on the pillow

My eyes blinking blue and bright red

In a mid-western space with a cynical trace

I wish I weren't feeling so dead

It's a comical book let me take one last look

Why is everyone inside my head?

Take me away, to a ballroom today

Where the band wants to play out of tune

May I have this waltz my intentions are false

But we'll dance by the light of the moon

When the clock's striking twelve and the fairy tale elves

Interrupt us and start holding court

Saying time is still money

You two dance kind of funny

And you're a day late and ten dollars short

We already knew we were two months past due

And this fantasy had to abort

Cut short

Take me away, to a ballroom today

Where the band wants to play out of tune

May I have this waltz my intentions are false

But we'll dance by the light of the moon

When the clock's striking twelve and the fairy tale elves

Interrupt us and start holding court

Saying time is still money

You two dance kind of funny

And you're a day late and ten dollars short

We already knew we were two months past due

And this fantasy had to abort

Cut short

Take me away

A day late

A dollar short