Washington summer in a bright light dress
Hoping for recompense at the burlesque bar tonight
Feeling you'll make something right, shake it off with the brimming tears?
And singing folk songs 'bout a cocktail of ever green fields
You try to say goodbye to the big bad wolf
But the red and the glare keeps you
Coming on back for more of the Washington summer
And I can't say no
When you're touring from A to B with the booze and the fags
And the books and the maps guess it's part of the deal
As another drunk comes stumbling through the saloon doors
So you order the same as before, on a wing and a prayer and your voice
Burns alight with a husk in the air
Try to say goodbye the the big bad wolf
But the red and the glare
Keeps you coming on
Back for more
Of the Washington Summer
And I can't say no
It's a raw deal to play out every night
And hum a dollar back in through the petrol flare
Easy when the tip jar's full but overflowing with bubble gum air
Means you're not likely to break even or even fair
Try to say goodbye the the big bad wolf
But the red and the glare
Keeps you coming on
Back for more
Of the Washington Summer
And I can't say no
