Pay for Me - The National

I thought I’d come and see you

And your long and lazy scene

Given stage direction, finger on a magazine

I’ll call you what I knew you

I can’t get used to your new name

Send a body double over with your keys

She’ll see you in an hour

Everybody quiet please

Essex House is down the road

The actors want to be alone

Your room is still and soft

As a jeweller’s

Incidental music coming down the hall

Remember when I never had to wait for you at all

I wish my hands were yours

As I lay your keys on a magazine

Take me to LaGuardia

My baby’s gonna pay for me

Bottle from the duty-free

I’ll drink it all across the sea

Lay me down business class

Headphones and a sleeping mask

She’s gonna pay for me

She’s gonna pay for me

Brother, I wish you were home

Just tell me you’re not alone

Call me back, I’m on a plane

I think I’m somewhere over Spain

I’m in the dark without the stars

I’ve never seen a black so dark

Thought I’d be above the rain

Somewhere on a higher plane

Oh brother, I wish you were home

My brother, I wish you were home

Baby, you’re asleep by now

You never stayed awake for me

You never waited up for me

No, you never waited up for me

Now there is nothing I can do

I lost you but I beat the sound

Couldn’t if I wanted to

The Concorde doesn’t turn around

Oh brother, I wish you were home

My baby is in a room alone

My brother, I wish you were home