Halloween Nightmare Lyrics

October leaves on the front porch damp and brown

Nobody breathes but the screen door makes a sound

Haunts the night with a squeal and a clap clap clap

Comes to rest on the door jam and leaves a gap

That lets the wild dogs in after a mischievous night on the town

Inviting all of their friends to watch the king as he spins on his crown

He goes down lying on the floor he goes down

He goes down he goes down and he spins on his crown

As the wild dogs are rumbling in

He goes down

October leaves in the back yard are blowing the most

Shirts and sleeves on the clothesline flap like ghosts

A chilly breeze through the bedroom window blows

The naked queen on the mattress can't find her clothes

And she laughs at the king as he's spinning on the hardwood slats

As the dogs start to sing while they're trying on his favorite hats

She goes down on a mattress divine she goes down

She goes down she goes down while she laughs at the clown

As the wild dogs are singing a hymn

She goes down

October leaves in the kitchen trace a path to the bar

A Pekinese and a Doberman wish on a star

Thawing out sirloin steak on a windowsill

Watching as the German shepherd tries to fire up the grill

Until the prince comes in swatting flies with the New York Times

He sprays the dogs with Raid and recites his favorite nursery rhymes

He goes down as he chokes on the words he goes down

He goes down he goes down but he can't find the ground

As the wild dogs are having a cow

He goes down

October leaves in the bathroom stick to the tile

The princess grieves and wants to lay in the tub for awhile

Turns on the water and falls asleep on the mat

Tub overflows and the water starts to wash her fat

Until it seeps out the door into a hallway full of fleas

Where the king and the queen have fallen down on bended knees

She goes down she can't turn it off she goes down

She goes down she goes down while she's swimming around

Even the wild dogs are paddling now

She goes down

October leaves in a scrapbook sit on a shelf

He only sees his own nightmares he sleeps with himself

A courtyard jester with a curious stream of demise

Mops up the floor with the memories that stick to his thighs

And he laughs at the royalty as they're standing in line at the phone

Who is that they ask

He says

You really didn't think that I'd come here alone

He goes down with a quizzical glance he goes down

He goes down he goes down as he walks out of town

And the wild dogs have all run away

He goes down

But every wild dog is gonna have his day

But they weren't really wild dogs anyway

Can anybody say what they were trying to convey

From a cabin in Colorado to a mansion in LA

It only teaches you to learn that you've got to live for today

Hey

He goes down

He goes down