Jackson Browne — A Thousand Kisses Deep

The ponies run, the girls are young The odds are there to beat You win a while, and then it's done – Your little winning streak And summoned now to deal With your invincible defeat You live your life as if it's real A Thousand Kisses Deep I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed I'm back on Boogie Street You lose your grip, and then you slip Into the Masterpiece And maybe I had miles to drive And promises to keep: You ditch it all to stay alive A Thousand Kisses Deep And sometimes when the night is slow The wretched and the meek We gather up our hearts and go A Thousand Kisses Deep Confined to sex, we pressed against The limits of the sea: I saw there were no oceans left For scavengers like me I made it to the forward deck I blessed our remnant fleet – And then consented to be wrecked A Thousand Kisses Deep I'm turning tricks, I'm getting fixed I'm back on Boogie Street I guess they won't exchange the gifts That you were meant to keep And quiet is the thought of you The file on you complete Except what we forgot to do A Thousand Kisses Deep And sometimes when the night is slow The wretched and the meek We gather up our hearts and go A Thousand Kisses Deep The ponies run, the girls are young The odds are there to beat . .