Paid in Cocaine

Crusty boots in the corner of the closet
 By the tackle box
 Once proud shining silver buckles
 Safe behind the normalcy locks
 Baubles and bangles
 A lost age
 Still all aglow with the radiance of the stage
 That's who I was (that's who I was)
 This is who I am (this is who I am)
 Work to pay down the interest
 On the mortgage
 
 Used to get paid by the gram
 Long Beach
 Long Beach can you hear me?
 Can you hear me Long Beach?
 Long Beach
 Long Beach can you hear me?
 Can you hear me Long Beach?
 Master tape from the show we did at Fender's
 Back in '85
 Dark paisley from Retail Slut
 All four of us still fresh and alive
 Flashes and phosphenes
 It's hard to believe that's me
 Strapped in and visibly sweating
 As happy as I'm ever gonna be
 You're by my side (you're by my side)
 Five years left on your collar (five years on your collar)
 You're cashing out
 All dressed up
 For your date with the emergency ward
 Long Beach
 Long Beach can you hear me?
 Can you hear me Long Beach?
 Long Beach
 Long Beach can you hear me?
 Can you hear me Long Beach?