elbow - the loneliness of a tower crane driver


gotta get out of tv
just pick a point and go
the ticker-tape tangles my feet
as i search for a face that i know
come on, tower crane driver
there's not so far to go

i must have been working the ropes
when your hand slipped from mine
now i live off the mirrors and smoke
it's a joke, a fix, a lie
come on, tower crane driver
oh so far to fall
send up a prayer in my name
just the same
they say i'm on top of my game
dwindle gentle rose
send up a prayer in my name


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