Early Bird Cafe

Everybody's laughing at the Early Bird Café
I've been hidden there since yesterday, and I believe I've lost my way
Charlotte's there in organdy, and Billy's there in suede
And there's money in their pockets, all the dues are paid
Well, there's wine on every table, and there's food on every plate
Well, I hope I get there pretty soon, before it gets too late

Well, I ran on down the road a while, to the other side of town
My clothes were getting wrinkled, and my socks were falling down
But I could not stop to pull them up, in fear that I'd be late
So, I kept on running down the road until I saw the gate
Of the Early Bird Cafe, glowing golden like the sun
Everybody kept on singing, saying
"Come on in, we've just begun"

Well, I ran right in, and I sat right down, I ordered up some wine
The talk was fast and clever and the women all were fine
Well, Charlotte asked me where I'd been with jade and ivory eyes
And I told her I'd been hung up, with some beggar in disguise
Well, she laughed like temple bells
Kissed me on the cheek and said
"You know it's hard to be alive sometimes
But it's easy to be dead"