《The Home Stretch》歌词

[00:00:00] The Home Stretch - Loudon Wainwright III

[00:00:06] If the day off doesn't get you

[00:00:09] Then the bad reviewer does

[00:00:12] At least you've been a has been

[00:00:15] And not just a never was

[00:00:18] And you know it's not a mountain

[00:00:21] But no mole hill is this big

[00:00:24] And you promise to quit drinking

[00:00:27] As you light another cig

[00:00:33] Once again you're in the home stretch

[00:00:37] But you're not sure where you live

[00:00:40] You recall a small apartment

[00:00:43] And a government you give

[00:00:47] Large amounts of money to

[00:00:49] So you're allowed to stay

[00:00:53] And rest until you're well enough

[00:00:56] To leave again and play

[00:01:26] You are making human contact

[00:01:29] With the postcards that you send

[00:01:32] To the children of your ex wifes

[00:01:35] And a woman your girlfriend

[00:01:38] Who is living in a city

[00:01:42] Thousands of miles away

[00:01:44] That is full of young male models

[00:01:47] Not all of whom are gay

[00:01:54] In the meanwhile you've stopped writing songs

[00:01:57] There's nothing left to say

[00:02:00] You'd like to get your old job back

[00:02:02] And mow lawns again one day

[00:02:06] But you keep lifting up your left leg

[00:02:10] Sticking out your tongue

[00:02:13] There's nothing else that you can do

[00:02:15] And you're too old to die young

[00:02:47] Too many beds too many towns

[00:02:49] Not much to declare zones

[00:02:53] London broils and tuna melts on dirty microphones

[00:02:58] While the sound man's falling fast asleep

[00:03:01] The light man's been up for days

[00:03:04] The club owner and arithmetic

[00:03:07] Have long since parted ways

[00:03:13] As for the lovely audience

[00:03:16] Tonight they're rather cold

[00:03:20] But they're prepared to listen

[00:03:22] All they have to be is told

[00:03:26] If the day off doesn't get you

[00:03:28] Then the bad reviewer does

[00:03:33] At least you've been a has been

[00:03:35] And not just a never was