"The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" lyrics - THE POSTAL SERVICE

THE POSTAL SERVICE
"The District Sleeps Alone Tonight"
(Ben Gibbard / The Postal Service)

Smeared black ink
Your palms are sweaty
And I'm barely listening
To last demands
I'm staring at the asphalt wondering
What's buried underneath

[Bridge:]
Where I am
Where I am

I'll wear my badge
A vinyl sticker with big block letters adhering to my chest
That tells your new friends
I am a visitor here
I am not permanent
And the only thing keeping me dry is
Where I am

[Chorus:]
You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
A stranger with your door key explaining that I'm just visiting
And I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving

[Interlude]

D.C. sleeps alone tonight
(Alone, alone, alone, alone...)

[Chorus:]
(Where I am)
You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
A stranger with your door key explaining that I'm just visiting
And I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving

[Outro:]
The district sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out their lights
And send the autos swerving into the loneliest evening
And I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving