Текст песни Sleep Of The Just (Red Bus Demo) - Elvis Costello

The soldier asked my name
And did I come here very often?
Well I thought that he was asking me to dance
In my holy coat and hat
And him in his red bonnet
We'd have made a lovely couple but we never had the chance

Now you say you gotta go
Well if you must, you must
I suppose that you need the sleep of the just

It was a powerful day
And there were black crows in the road
And I kept my strong opinions to my chest
I suppose I should have told them that I was on fire for you
When the bus burst into flames outside some place the poets rest

Now you say you gotta go
Well if you must, you must
I suppose that you need the sleep of the just

They dare to call this bandit road
They've got a lot of nerve
Just 18 miles to the border town
Past one last dangerous curve
You'll be tucked up in his bed tonight
With your dirty pictures girl
Oh that's a mother's daughter you know
Or is it immaterial girl?

So long I've waited patiently
So long I've lived in hope
That all these feelings would be uninhibited
These days you'd better keep your place
Change your embrace, revolve your face
'Cause all the better times are strictly limited

And still you say you gotta go
Well if you must, you must
I suppose that you need the sleep of the just