Empty Nest Lyrics - Singles - Picture House

(Browne) 

Slap on the back 

For the man with the sand in his hair 

Spinning with sound 

As you're feeling around for the change 

Twist off the top 

Even though you know he's never there 

Polish the thoughts 

For a moment you notice it's strange 

How emptiness remains 

Oh !, emptiness remains 

Oh !, empty nest 

Back in the shadow of days 

Somehow you are remembering 

But constant the flow 

Of the poison that fills up your space 

Day hits your eyes 

Like the flash of a wedding day camera 

Twist of the blade 

But a memory you'll never betray 

How emptiness remains 

Oh !, emptiness remains 

Oh !, empty nest 

You get lost while you still can 

That's the cost of living on a landslide 

You can dance every night 

No one's laughing at you now