Wise on a birthday party, in a world
Full of surprising fireworks and sudden silence
(Shh)
Lies on a stranger's bed the new day breaks, like a speeding train
Or an old friend ever expected, but never knockingHolding your own in a battered car
All night parties cocktail bars
And smile when the butterfly escapes the killing jarSure eyes awake before the dancing is over
Wise or naked in secret OktoberFreefall on a windy morning shore
Nothing but a fading track of footsteps
Could prove that you'd ever been there
Spoken on a cotton cloud like the sound of gunshot
Taken by the wind, and lost in distant thunderRacing on a shining plane
Tomorrow you'll be content to watch as the lightning plays
Along the wires, and you'll wonderSure eyes awake before the dancing is over
Wise or naked in secret OktoberSure eyes awake before the dancing is over
Wise or naked in secret Oktober