Pay for Me The National

[Verse 1]
I thought I'd come and see you
And your long and lazy scene
Given stage direction, finger on a magazine
I'll call you what I knew you
I can't get used to your new name

[Verse 2]
Send a body double over with your keys
She'll see you in an hour
Everybody quiet please
Essex House is down the road
The actors want to be alone

[Verse 3]
Your room is still and soft
As a jeweller's
Incidental music coming down the hall
Remember when I never had to wait for you at all
I wish my hands were yours
As I lay your keys on a magazine

[Refrain]
Take me to LaGuardia
My baby's gonna pay for me
[Verse 4]
Bottle from the duty-free
I'll drink it all across the sea
Lay me down business class
Headphones and a sleeping mask

[Refrain]
She's gonna pay for me
She's gonna pay for me

[Verse 5]
Brother, I wish you were home
Just tell me you're not alone
Call me back, I'm on a plane
I think I'm somewhere over Spain
I'm in the dark without the stars
I've never seen a black so dark
Thought I'd be above the rain
Somewhere on a higher plane

[Chorus]
Oh, brother, I wish you were home
My brother, I wish you were home

[Bridge]
Baby, you're asleep by now
You never stayed awake for me
You never waited up for me
No, you never waited up for me
Now there is nothing I can do
I lost you but I beat the sound
Couldn't if I wanted to
The Concorde doesn't turn around