... et j'ai couché dans mon char

I drove 400 miles under an angry sky
At the edge of town, my heart just snapped
Big flashes hit my lost soul
Ghosts rise up at every square inch
Coming back from exile comes with risks
Like trying to thread a needle in an old record

There’s been a lot of progress, a lot of asphalt, and so on
I wonder who I’d be if I had stayed here
An unbearable pain, whose fault is it?
I was just barely able to see her with someone else
But it’s all forgotten, I’ve become a man again
The little heart all dressed up is coming to see his old pals

Hey there, outlaws, hey there, dirty ones
You find me the stash, I’ll pay for the party

I hear the foundry rushing for those who don’t know
They burn rock and tons of good guys
The big smokestacks eternal like hell
When the gas hit me, I came out all backwards
Do you hear the rumor, the company’s law?
You gotta die if you wanna live, my friend

I pushed my little change into the phone booth
Strange feeling, I can’t reach anyone anymore
Time flies, I tell myself I’m gonna do my best
I walked through the night looking for a band
I take my room in Capri, I end up in the same
Same burns on the carpet, same view of the hand

How do you sleep in a bed where you’ve fucked angels?
I feel madness rising, I’m going down in praise

In the flame of a lighter, an intriguing face
That guy, I know him, damn, but it’s Satan
Long time no see, it’s cold here, come on
I almost kissed him, I was so happy
He tells me the crew split, it was just a time
Its value dropped like the price of copper

They all got busted one after the other
In the end, it was just me, my shadow, and his coat
The others have farmed their lives, declaring to the taxman
New clientele and robot music
When the downs of your highs tear you apart inside
You sign up like cattle, no misfortune, no happiness

They sold bandaged love for tenderness
They locked themselves in the chamber of commerce

Now I’m almost all alone providing at Plaza
What do people want, what does the law not want?
They might come get me to put the cuffs on me
Forty years of freedom these days, that’s a good cut
No one’s fucking me, I’ve kept my cool
How much is that worth? Calculate, I’m already a millionaire

On the heart side, I’m happy, there are people on the line
When the buddies are inside, I take care of the darlings
Remember your big crush, the lovely Rose-Aimée?
You’re gonna push a funny one, me and her, it’s steady

It went in like a nail, a knife in a potato
The stitch held up, well, let’s drink to that

The day rose over Rouyn with big golden rays
I chatted with my instinct and I slept in my car