Bus Named Desire
| Composer: | Dave Pirner |
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Lyrics
Calling you from inside the wire
I'm paying my dues underneath your tires
Standing out in the middle of traffic
Photographing the crash
Wait in line with little old ladies
With a bug up my ass
I wanna live in your car
I'm never going too far
Calling you from inside the wire
I'm paying my dues underneath your tires
I got a hostage situation
Someone's cracking the whip
Some are putting up a fierce resistance
Some are leaving tips
Out of the blue and into the fire
I've got no use for being tired
Calling you from inside the wire
I'm paying my dues underneath your tires
A bus named Desire
Now I'm all alone here waiting
Like I'm buried alive
Gotta crawl my way out, maybe
If I plan to survive
Born in a zoo, raised in a cage
What's it to you if I break through anyway
Calling you from inside the wire
I'm paying my dues underneath your tires
(Calling you)
Calling you from inside the wire
(I'm paying my dues)
I'm paying my dues underneath your tires
A bus named Desire (×5)
Trivia
- Was inspired by a bus—actually named Desire—that goes by Dave's house in New Orleans every day, which in turn is a reference to the play A Streetcar Named Desire.
Appearances
- On The Silver Lining. (Track #5, 3:06)
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