Elliott Smith — Memory Lane

[Verse 1] This is the place you end up When you lose the chase Where you’re dragged against your will From a basement on the hill And all anybody knows Is you're not like them And they kick you in the head And send you back to bed [Hook] Isolation Pulled you passed A tunnel to a bright World where you can Make a place to stay But everybody's scared of this place They're staying away Your little house on memory lane [Verse 2] The mayor's name is fear His force patrols the pier From a mountain of cliché That advances everyday The doctor spoke a cloud He rained out loud You’ll keep your doors and windows shut And swear you'll never show a soul again but [Hook] Isolation Pushes you ‘til Every muscle aches Down the only road It ever takes But everybody's scared of this place They're staying away Your little house on memory lane [Bridge] If it's your decision To be open about yourself Be careful or else Be careful or else [Verse 3] Uncomfortable apart It's all written on my chart And I take what's given to me Most cooperatively I do what people say And lie in bed all day Absolutely horrified I hope you're satisfied [Hook] Isolation Pushes past self-hatred Guilt and shame To a place where suffering is Just a game But everybody's scared of this place They're staying away Your little house on memory lane Your little house on memory lane