The box office lady is calling me out
Yeah and I won’t know what to do with my mouth
I could talk to you, kiss you brave in the streetlight
Oh and Mercury’s against me she’s winning the night
Hey, hey

And now they’re combing for pennies in the old cobblestone
Those carnival kids man, they've never gone home
Yeah they’re tossing and turning and dodging the stones
Oh and Mercury’s missing me just by a throw
Yeah and alright, okay, now I know
But here in the hands of the hand that rolls the bones
Oh and the fortune lady is the only one who knows
Oh, hey

Well they're out on the wire for something to save
Yeah and hope was a word man it never could pay
Oh we’re fumbling for fiction or something to take
Yeah and Mercury’s smiling but I know she’s a fake
Yeah and alright, okay now I see
Here in the hands of the hand that built the beach
Oh and the fortune lady’s the only one
Yeah the fortune lady’s the only who sees
And old madam haggard is cleaning the clocks
Yeah the paperboy's combing his nickels for rocks
And coyotes in the car with the motor running loud
Yeah the stars were all hiding when Mercury’s out