Turn Out The Lights

Turn Out the Lights

He’s in a station wagon going south
Through Ohio, across the river
East to Louisville, Kentucky
Used to take a moving truck
To move him down the block
But compared to most out there
He knows that he’s lucky
He’s got a sister with an extra room
Said he’d stay out of the way and he’d be gone soon
He’s got a wife somewhere and a daughter almost grown
But everything is somewhere else when you’re all alone

And he’s the last one out of Michigan
The last one out of Michigan
He’s the last one out of Michigan
And he’ll be turning off the lights

He’s got everything he owns in a beat up leather valise
He’s running for the border, he’s running from the border police
He’s got a letter from his mother with a couple of old addresses
That was ten years ago but they’re his best hope he guesses

And he’s the last one out of California
The last one out of California
He’s the last one out of California
And he’ll be turning off the lights

He’s got everything he owns in a plain briefcase
Rubber bands around the bills and a smile on his face
He’s got a ticket to somewhere else where he’s invisible
And his interest will never cease to be compoundable
He looks like nobody he looks like everyone
He’ll never be held accountable for the things he’s done
And all the people he’s left behind to suffer through
But it’s hard to recognize the devil when he looks so much like you

He’ll be the last one out of America
The last one out of America
He’ll be the last one out of America
And he’ll be turning out the lights