I came in like a jackdaw 
On the drift of an outlaw 
I heard there's a warrant out for my arrest 
Among the cute little puritans 
The ghosts and the hooligans 
All tying nooses I'm willing to bet 

But I'm older now and braver 
The wise imitator 
You don't know yet but you're gonna 
Take me home 

I've got the epilogue notes 
In the folds of my coat 
new deck of cards and the threads of your dream 
Between the merry-go-round 
And the soldiers of sound 
I'm here holding my own Halloween 

Cos I'm older now and braver 
The wise imitator 
You don't know yet but you're gonna 
Take me home 

I said I'm older now and braver 
The wise imitator 
You don't know yet but you're gonna 
Take me home 

And I'm where the smoke folds on the corner 
Where the light is arching its back (take me home) 

I'm where the oil is meeting the water 
And the train's screeching down the track (take me home)