Notes for a Cowardly Lion

Standing in the water
 Burning in the rain
 Waiting for the moon to break
 For the lights to change
 You always keep your hat on
 But never like to talk
 Except to tell me that we shouldn't wait
 It's better just to walk
 And watch out for the taxis
 Speeding past the curb
 You won't say that they're evil
 Just a curse upon the world
 Take your time
 Wake up from the fever
 That was low at first
 But made you a believer
 Everyone who knows you
 Says "You'll come back again."
 But they don't read the paper
 They're not worried about the end
 Everyday at noon
 When the sirens start to whine
 You crawl under a table
 And disconnect the lines
 Whether it's the mailman
 Or the ghost of ancient Rome
 You're not ready for a message
 Or to give up all you own
 Like a broken circus tiger
 Living on the road
 In a cage it's come to think of
 Fondly as a home
 Take your time
 We can drink wine together
 From a bottle of courage
 For the Cowardly Lion
 Sitting in the twilight
 Staring into space
 Tracing every shooting star
 That's falling out of place
 Keep thinking that I see you
 In the faces of the moon
 Drifting gracefully
 Cross a field of broken stone