[Verse 1] I set up camp in the center of town Ready for freedom when it all comes down Snapping my fingers, walking around I'm the dusty jewel in the thrown-out crown
[Verse 2] Got a bus pass to make my way From hideout to hideout in the heat of the day I got a talisman tote with the whole array And when you catch my coat-tails I'll be miles away
[Chorus] Restless year It was another restless year It was a restless year For a while we had no fear
[Verse 2] Yeah, nobody knows in the all night diner Rolling with Rose and Miss Mary L. Steiner You can't pin her down, you can't define her Dostoevsky, dime store copy
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[Verse 3] Making the rounds in my five dollar dress I can't go home, though I'm not homeless I'm just another savage in the wilderness And if you can't calm down you can listen to this
[Bridge] (Death!) Is my former employer (Death!) Is my own Tom Sawyer (Death!) Waits for me to destroy her I never wanna die and I'll never grow older yeah
[Doo-Wop Refrain]
[Chorus] Restless year It was another restless year It was a restless year Don't tell me anything I don't want to hear