Picture Window Lyrics - Lonely Avenue - Ben Folds

We checked into the hospital New Year's Eve 

Nothing to be done about that 

Rainbows, daffodils, she's not naive 

Symbolism's all crap 

There's a big picture window in the room on the ward 

With a view over Parliament Hill 

But the view offers more joy than they can afford 

When there's this much pain to kill 

You know what hope is 

Hope is a bastard 

Hope is a liar, a cheat and a tease 

Hope comes near you, kick its backside 

Got no place in days like these 

The dust, the darkness around surrenders to color 

As the fireworks streak the sky 

And their window gives them the prettiest picture 

Their useless luck makes her want to cry 

Then it turns midnight 

The shitty whole year's spent 

Another mom deserves some sparkling wine 

And she nearly gives into the moment 

But he'll still be sick in two-thousand and nine 

You know what hope is 

Hope is a bastard 

Hope is a liar, a cheat and a tease 

Hope comes near you, kick its backside 

Got no place in days like these 

And just as she's thinking 

Of pulling the blind down 

A rocket bursts in front of her eyes 

The city lit up London's given a bright crown 

And she tries and fails to stop 

Spirits rise 

You know what hope is 

Hope is a bastard 

Hope is a liar, a cheat and a tease 

Hope comes near you, kick its backside 

Got no place in days like these 

You know what hope is 

Hope is a bastard 

Hope is a liar, a cheat and a tease 

Hope comes near you, kick its backside 

Got no place in days like these