Nowhere Nights

There you go again, blowing smoke at some sucker
 'Cause you knew you could
 And I'm sure he's alright when he's underneath the right light
 And, hey, at least his hair looks good
 All the downtown boys, they might make a little noise
 But they all talk the same
 Sure he could be the pretty thing at the end of your string
 But he aint worth much more than his name
 If you wanna look lonesome you better get it right
 Hang your head and fade into another nowhere night
 I did my time down town and I'll say this about time; it goes by
 Back then it was just something to pass between feeling hungry and getting high
 I used to walk around
 Like they built the whole damn town up around me while my back was turned
 But then the ground gave way and I spent a couple of days face-down in everything
 I'd learned.
 There was no great revelation,
 there was no blinding light.
 I just stopped sinking into those nowhere nights
 So I left downtown with the stains of lust and the shards of love still covering
 my feet
 And I read the book of longing
 and I followed the parade back down to boogie street
 Now, I'd speak of my despair and the pulse that isn't there
 But it just wouldn't be the truth
 'Cause most of the time I can fall asleep just fine
 And I don't even wonder about you.
 We can talk about it now but I was never one to fight
 It feels about as desperate as those nowhere nights
 So you made up your mind
 You're gonna be the downtown darling
 Might as well throw yourself into it, honey
 Make it your calling
 And you can keep your friends amused with all the ugly words you use
 When you start to describe
 All the different shades of blue that came crashing down on you
 When you were nothing to me but the meantime
 If you got any pride left, honey, you'd better keep it out of sight
 Or you're gonna lose it out there in those nowhere nights