Joseph Arthur - Mercedes

I've been next to you for a lifetime
I've been watching you from the start
Always trying to keep yourself put together
Always needing to fall apart

You wanna ride in my mercedes
Tonight we'll dance outside along the seashore
A quarter moon will paint our shadows on the cold sand
You ask me how come we dance
Well there is no reason at all

I hope that you will burn down this old house
And I hope that you will escape right through the front door
Turn around when you're safe
And talk about what they've done to you
Turn around when you're safe
And watch this house burn to the ground

Oh I hope that you will rise
When you talk about what they've