Rayolight - James McMurtry

The streets are emptied out and silent

Standing here all stupified and stunned

You Say you need a rayolight

Had enough of my blinding insight

Well I guess I can’t blame you none

Whatever it is won’t go down easy

Keeps on rearing its ugly head again

But I could use a rayolight

Had enough of this mindless fight

Right now we’re both too tired to win

I propose we shed these clothes

And rest this thing

Find us a place where the creeks run clear

And the phone don’t ring

These old rough edges we keep finding

Sooner or later they’ll wear down smooth and shiny

There’s traffic on the street

It’s getting pale in the east

We’ll be all right for now at least

There’s a rayolight stabbing through

Could be we learned a trick or two

As the streetlights fade we can pull the shades

And rest this thing

Find us a place where the creeks runs clear

And the phone don’t ring

These old rough edges we keep finding

Just got to work 'em a while till they wear down

Smooth and shiny

Rayolight (Repeat to fade)