New Amsterdams - A Goodbye Rye lyrics

[Originally by Richard Buckner]

Once upon a blue

Thing or two

Eyes in sight

The moon confused

We saw the sparks fly

And we watched their lies

Some died in retreat

Some in jealousy

You know boredom breeds

Temptation in its wake

But, look at what temptation has done

The spirit is here in the hollow

A message at the bottom of the bottle

Oh, the sky tonight is gray

All the quiver and the quake

Reaching away

Goodbye Rye

Been bled on down the road

When the buzz was over

It was getting cold

Oh the years go slow

So we're lying low

Do you want your name to burn away?

Oh, but I decide

Honey, will I ride?

Along and through

And over you

Sleep shame

Reno's low behind in flames

With your misty mist

And your low-land frame

Won't you sleep shame?