Room Off The Street

<br>Somewhere in a room<br><br>With a poster on a wall<br><br>Of a man with his hand<br><br>In a fist<br><br><br><br><br><br>Is a woman whos drinking<br><br>And her dress is so tight<br><br>You can see every breath<br><br>That she takes<br><br><br><br><br><br>Every sigh, every sway<br><br>You can hear everything that they say<br><br>Somethings begun like a war<br><br>Or a family or a friendship<br><br>Or a fast love affair<br><br><br><br><br><br>The man on the wall<br><br>Is his symbol of freedom<br><br>It means he has brothers<br><br>Who believe as he does<br><br><br><br><br><br>She is moved by<br><br>The thing that she sees in his face<br><br>Whe he talks of<br><br>The cause<br><br><br><br><br><br>Every sigh, every sway<br><br>You can hear everything that they say<br><br>Somethings begun like a war<br><br>Or a family or a friendship<br><br>Or a fast love affair<br><br><br><br><br><br>She leans against him<br><br>Her dress is so red<br><br>They talk of the salt<br><br>And the truth and the bread<br><br><br><br><br><br>The night goes along<br><br>The fan goes around<br><br>In the room off the street<br><br>At the end of the town<br><br><br><br><br><br>Every sigh, every sway<br><br>You can hear everything that they say<br><br>Somethings begun like a war<br><br>Or a family or a friendship<br><br>Or a fast love affair