Verses

As I was trying to show you

About the Golden Rule

And what the verses taught you

Turned invisible under the moon

Gambling on the weather

To keep the fever down

It's down

Down

Down

When you wander up behind me

Stepping on my throat

You're in among the shadows

I warned you about

Comfortably measured

By the standards that you set

Apart from the Golden Rule

Da Da La... [wordless Chorus by his daughter Eden]

The century is opening

You're the next in line

You stand there and accept it

So fine, so fine

I miss you when I'm with you

And claw the air for breath

It's time

This time

It's time

Dubba Da La... [wordless Chorus by his daughter Eden]

(filtered vocal by Cale, w/ trademark screaming)

You said we're not sentimental

But you thought listening was for fools

You saw your chance and you took it

Just blame the Golden Rule

Coal smoke on the city

It's from another age

The scribbling in your notebook

Is soaking with rain

Stumbling on the cobblestones

Mixing with the crowd

Another verse in the Golden Rule

Da Da La... [wordless outro by his daugther Eden]