Ric Ocasek - People We Know lyrics

When your eyes are tight now You see the crash site howl A crucified morning And people thunder-storming Welcome to the heat race Dancers on a red plate Strike while the iron is hot But you know that it's dark outside (Soon you'll see it slip away) And you have little time to hide (Washed away from the rain) Love and disarm now It will do you no harm now People we know slip away Feel like a gun-head From things that are not said You had a Sunday notion You'd go through the motions Feeling cross and wavy You know you couldn't save me Try to retrieve me somehow You want to lie in the morning sun (Why are they all afraid) And blow around like the chosen one (It's a shame, it's all a game You're too late) Swinging at the sea stars Living on a memoir People we know slip away (Soon you'll see it slip away) (Washed away from the rain) When your eyes are tight now You see the crash site howl A crucified morning It comes with no warning Where it's gonna come from Is it gonna feel numb People we know slip away Ah, people we know slip away