The ponies run, the girls are young,
The odds are there to beat.
You win a while, and then it s done
Your little winning streak.
And summoned now to deal
With your invincible defeat,
You live your life as if it s real,
A thousand kisses deep.
I m turning tricks, i m getting fixed,
I m back on boogie street.
You lose your grip, and then you slip
Into the masterpiece.
And maybe i had miles to drive,
And promises to keep:
You ditch it all to stay alive,
A thousand kisses deep.
Instrumental
And sometimes when the night is slow,
The wretched and the meek,
We gather up our hearts and go,
A thousand kisses deep.
Confined to sex, we pressed against
The limits of the sea:
I saw there were no oceans left
For scavengers like me.
I made it to the forward deck.
I blessed our remnant fleet
And then consented to be wrecked,
A thousan