That Time Of The Night (The Short Straw) - Live In Warsaw, 15th June1994 - Marillion

It was a wedding ring

Destined to be found in a cheap hotel

Lost in a kitchen sink or thrown in a wishing well

At that time of the night

When streetlights throw crosses through window frames

Paranoia roams where the shadows reign

Oh, at that time of the night

At that time of the night

Your senses tangled in some new perfume

Criticism triggers of a loaded room

Oh, at that time of the night

So if you ask me

How do I feel inside

I could honestly tell you

We've been taken on a very long ride

And if my owners let me have some free time some day

With all good intention I would probably run away

Clutching the short straw

At that time of the night

When questions rally in an open mind

Summon all your answers with an ice cubes chime

At that time of the night

At that time of the night

Pretend you're off the with the telephone

Your confidence wounded in a free fire zone

Oh, at that time of the night

So if you ask me

Where do I go from here

My next destination even isn't really that clear

So if you join me and get on your knees and pray

I'll show you salvation

We'll take the alternative way

Clutching the short straw

If I had enough money I'd buy a round for that boy over there

A companion in my madness in the mirror the one with the silvery hair

And if some kind soul could please pick up my tab

And while they're at it if they could pick up my broken heart.

Warm wet circles