Dues & Respects Lyrics

Closed your eyes and the rain came down

On Lonely Street

And you gave away your wedding gown

To charity

You paid your dues and respects

Had no clue what to expect from life

Underneath the mistletoe

A kiss of life

I watched you as you rowed the boat

To the other side

The lake was crystal clear

As you took the mystery away

Oh if I could find a way

To make the days count in this lifetime

I sure could throw it all away

And start again today

But I could be wrong

Staying up days and nights in a row

Somewhere deep inside I know

You wouldn’t have it any other way

Working in a coppermine

And the corridors collapsed

And I wonder if we realized

There was little oxygen

You paid your dues and respects

But you had no clue what to expect from life

Falling through an open sky

Slowly going down

And we’re trying oh so hard to fly

As we hit the ground

The lake was crystal clear

As you took the mystery away

Oh if I could find a way

To make the days count in this lifetime

I sure could throw it all away

And start again today

But I could be wrong

Staying up days and nights in a row

Somewhere deep inside I know

You wouldn’t have it any other way

Drenched to the bone

A drop of Sunkist on your lips

But your kisses tasted like stones

And I clenched but let go

The fingers of the fist

We wave goodbye with

Like we said hello

I paid my dues and respects

Had no clue what to expect from life

Oh if I could find a way

To make the days count in this lifetime

I sure could throw it all away

And start again today

But I could be wrong

Staying up days and nights in a row

Somewhere deep inside I know

You wouldn’t have it any other way