Like a birthday card / from a previous year, / the weather in Chayco / is sparkling and clear. / The girl lies in bed, / the boy sits in the yard. / He wants to talk sleep / but he has to keep guard. /

She stirs from her sleep / and she calls for a beer; / he knows there are none / and pretends not to hear. / She hears his breath / like she's heard it before. / She cuddles her sheets / as he slips out the door. /

God had derailed / the Lonestar train / that can take her away / from sadness and pain. / He acts like a saint / but the strain really shows; / The boy scouts of America / taught him all that he knows.

Credits

Composition:

• Bob Stanley
• Pete Wiggs

Vocals:

• Sarah Cracknell

Versions and sources

The Boy Scouts Of America

• Tiger Bay album [vinyl twelve inch]
• Tiger Bay album [CD]
• Tiger Bay album [cassette]
• Tiger Bay album [CD (US, Canada and Australia)]
• Tiger Bay album [cassette (US and Canada)]
• Tiger Bay album [CD (Japan)]
• Tiger Bay album [CD (Europe)]
• Tiger Bay album [CD (Germany)]