Maintain The Madness

I went to New York and paid lots of money
To stay in the silence and not play for anyone
I picked up a bar tab and drank myself stupid
I flirted with strangers just to feel attractive

I stood on a rooftop pulled into the skyline
The clouds started rolling as I started to say
Goodbye to my grandfather who’s at home dying
The rain started in and I was left crying

I’ve got to maintain the madness 
Just so the stillness makes sense to me
And I’ve got to keep the momentum
Rolling along so that no one can stop me
No one can drag me 
Hoahhhoaaahohahoooome 

And I went to San Francisco with my best friend
To sing in a bar full of [bad word] men who wanted me
But they did not know me, they thought I sang pretty
I made love to the microphone so they would not feel so empty inside
On this wintery night
In this city of madmen and loners and stoners and lovers forgotten in favour of rotten misfortunes with money, 
but I still went home alone

I’ve got to maintain the madness 
Just so the stillness makes sense to me
And I’ve got to keep the momentum
Rolling along so that no one can stop me
No one can drag me 
Hoahhhoaaahohahoooome

But now I’m here in Boston
In love with downtown crossings

And in this very room where some of my favourite songs have been written
I’m writing this one to sing and remember these days in December
I have surrendered
I’m not pretending to stay still, 
To stay still
And so next week I’ll go to Iceland 
But then on to London 
And into the arms of my favourite stranger
But then onwards cos I cannot, I will not, I will not 
I cannot, I cannot, I will not, I will not 
I cannot, I will never stop

Oh I’m maintaining the madness just so the stillness makes sense to me
And I’ve got to keep the momentum
Rolling along so that no one can stop me
No one can drag me 
Hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoaooome 
Hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoah hoaooome