The Mountain Goats — Night Light

[Verse 1] Pull my mask so tight 'Til it pinches my skin Nerves strung so high I am a mandolin Jenny calls from Montana She's only passing through Probably never see her again in this life, I guess Not sure what I'm gonna do [Chorus] Plug a night light in Leave the porch light on Because the small, dark corners Have designs on me Live like an outlaw Clutching gold coins in his claw [Verse 2] Room full of ambitious young policemen Everybody trying to make his mark I was a red dot blinking on a screen up overhead And then, the room went dark Dream of maybe waking up someday And wanting you less than I do This is a dream, though It's never gonna come true [Chorus] Plug a night light in Leave the porch light on Because the small, dark corners Are establishing a colony Live like an outlaw Clutching gold coins in his claw [Verse 3] Can't ever set aside the sweetness Of the days before the crews put up the border Fields full of wet rain Cling tight to their memory forever Think about Montana when I close my eyes Possibly, Jenny's headed east Count a couple of stray hopes out loud May their numbers one day be increased [Chorus] Plug a night light in Leave the porch light on Because the small, dark corners Breathe like heavy animals Live like an outlaw Clutching gold coins in his claw