General Elektriks — How She Got Away

The charms have been mislaid
There's no magic left in these walls for her
The streets are fading
She could swear this light was brighter yesterday
Kitchen radio, lost in a static haze
And every song on earth sounds flat
Atoms have come to a standstill
Sunshine brings no thrills
Time to find a way out of this town

East or west
Her thumb never flipped a coin so well
Follow the setting sun
That's how she got away

A goodbye so serene
The likes of which he'd never seen
Landlord can hold no grudge

Last footsteps on the street
Hustlers, jokers vanish one by one

She's down by the harbor now
The bay is solid blue
Her dress is starting to sparkle

Heavy cargo hauled away
Much like the load from her pay
The ship is moving
This girl is leaving

East or west
Her thumb never flipped a coin so well
Follow the setting sun
That's how she got away

Yeah, she's heading out
Done all that was so new before
Just follow the setting sun
Yeah, that's how she got away