(Warren Zevon)

I had the shit till it all got smoked

I kept the promise till the vow got broke

I had to drink from the lovin' cup

I stood on the banks till the river rose up

I saw the bride in her wedding gown

I was in the house when the house burned down



I may be old and I may be bent

But I had the money till it all got spent

I had the money till they made me pay

Then I had the sense to be on my way

I had to stay in the underground

I was in the house when the house burned down



I was in the house when the house burned down

I met the man with the thorny crown

I helped Him carry his cross through town

I was in the house when the house burned down



I was in the house when the house burned down

I met the man with the thorny crown

I helped Him carry his cross through town

I was in the house when the house burned down



I had the shit till it all got smoked

I kept the promise till the vow got broke

I had to drink from the lovin' cup

I stood on the banks till the river rose up

I saw the bride in her wedding gown

I was in the house when the house burned down