Memory lane
by Elliott Smith
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This is the place you end up when you lose the chase
Where you´re dragged against your will from a basement on the hill
And all anybody knows is you´re not like them
And they kick you in the head and send you back to bed
Isolation pulled you past a tunnel
To a bright world where you can make a place to stay
But everybody´s scared of this place, they´re staying away
Your little house on Memory Lane
The mayor´s name is fear
His force patrols the pier
From a mountain of cliche
That advances every day
The doctor spoke a cloud
He rained out loud
You´ll keep your doors and windows shut
And swear you´ll never show a soul again
But isolation pushes you ´til every muscle aches
Down the only road it ever takes
But everybody´s scared of this place, they´re staying away
Your little house on Memory Lane
If it´s your decision to be open about yourself
Be careful or else
Be careful or else
I´m comfortable apart
It´s all written on my chart
And I take what´s given me
Most cooperatively
I do what people say and lie in bed all day
Absolutely horrified
I hope you´re satisfied
Isolation pushes past self-hatred, guilt, and shame
To a place where suffering is just a game
But everybody´s scared of this place, they´re staying away
Your little house on Memory Lane
Your little house on Memory Lane
Where you´re dragged against your will from a basement on the hill
And all anybody knows is you´re not like them
And they kick you in the head and send you back to bed
Isolation pulled you past a tunnel
To a bright world where you can make a place to stay
But everybody´s scared of this place, they´re staying away
Your little house on Memory Lane
The mayor´s name is fear
His force patrols the pier
From a mountain of cliche
That advances every day
The doctor spoke a cloud
He rained out loud
You´ll keep your doors and windows shut
And swear you´ll never show a soul again
But isolation pushes you ´til every muscle aches
Down the only road it ever takes
But everybody´s scared of this place, they´re staying away
Your little house on Memory Lane
If it´s your decision to be open about yourself
Be careful or else
Be careful or else
I´m comfortable apart
It´s all written on my chart
And I take what´s given me
Most cooperatively
I do what people say and lie in bed all day
Absolutely horrified
I hope you´re satisfied
Isolation pushes past self-hatred, guilt, and shame
To a place where suffering is just a game
But everybody´s scared of this place, they´re staying away
Your little house on Memory Lane
Your little house on Memory Lane