[Intro] [Jangle Guitar] [Piano Accent] (la-la) (la-la) [Verse 1] I keep a light for the sad boys On the second floor by the fan Where the wallpaper peels like old applause And nobody asks who I am They come with poems in their pockets And weather in their sleeves As if heartbreak were a city pass That everyone receives [Chorus] (come in) come in if you bruise that way (sit down) sit down, let the trumpet play [Brass Answer] I keep a light for the sad boys Till the blue note eats the grey [Verse 2] One wears cologne like a dare One jokes to stop the fall One says he’s fine with borrowed teeth And leans against the wall The saxophone gets sympathetic The organ rolls its eyes And I pour another crooked song To keep them civilized [Chorus] (come in) come in if you bruise that way (sit down) sit down, let the trumpet play [Brass Answer] I keep a light for the sad boys Till the blue note eats the grey [Bridge] [Tenor Sax Solo] (oh no) (not yet) Love's the only debt they don't forget [Final Chorus] (come in) come in if you bruise that way (sit down) sit down, let the trumpet play [Full Band Lift] I keep a light for the sad boys Till the blue note eats the grey
