There's a land in my mind, where it rains all the time
Oh, my heart and my noodle both crave it
Though I hear 'em say, "Friend
Get your head out o' that Nile delta basin"
A night boat to Cairo could take both of us there
Where nobody knows us and nobody cares
We can bang all the gongs, we can open all the doors
Someone marry me now, I don't want to be a whore anymore
Put your palm, my decree, let there be currency
A stranger fare for a strange lady
You can take what you will, you can't take all of me
But I can make more where that came from, baby
Night boat to Cairo, we'll be all by ourselves
Free of the places we can't seem to help
But if I need a friend, I should tread these waters with care
I've tried to love me before, but I'm not quite convinced that I'm there
A bloom blooms and lets loose the leaves
Leaves us in more shade
And I dream that
On the boat, I'm a float
I felt home and then I woke, home to my hometown
A sandbar to a crow, a node
Isn't quite the kind of flightless I'm shooting for
On my shoe in a prime, I roll
If you could only see the shoes out the open door