This place is a prison
And these people
aren't your friends
Inhaling thrills through
twenty dollar bills
And the tumblers
are drained
and then flooded
Again and again
There's guards
at the onramps
Armed to the teeth
And you may case
the grounds from
the cascades
to puget sound
But you are not
permitted to leave
I know there's
a big world out
there like the one
That I saw on the screen
In my living room
late last night
It was almost
too bright to see
And I know
that it's not a party
If it happens
every night
Pretending there's glamour
and candelabra
When you're drinking
by candlelight
And what does it take
To get a drink
in this place
What does it take
How long must I wait
And what does it take
To get a drink
in this place
What does it take
how long must I wait
How long must I wait