the district sleeps alone tonight

smeared black ink

your face is ashen and i'm barely listening

to last demands

i'm staring at the asphalt wondering

what's buried underneath

where i am

where i am

i'll wear my badge

a vinyl sticker with big block letters adherent to my chest

that tells your new friends

i am a visitor here

i am not permanent

and the only thing

keeping me dry is

where i am

where i am

where i am

d.c. sleeps alone tonight

d.c. sleeps alone tonight

where i am

where i am

where i am

the district sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out their lights

and leave the autos swerving into the loneliest evening

and i am finally seeing why i was the one worth leaving

why i was the one worth leaving

why i was the one worth leaving

why i was the one worth leaving