New Pornographers - All The Old Showstoppers lyrics

When John he saw the numbers he lied

Made up the whole thing, failed when he tried

To cash in on his cautious new fame

Always the numbers but never the name

We we hit the numbers we broke

Broken and changed them changed as we spoke

We knew that we would always be down

Hitting the numbers spun way 'round

And somebody beside you

Slipped your head inside the crown

The princes of the paupers

And all the old showstoppers

Till this moment's still unknown

Sirens' songs have tried, too

Yet, she takes you as her own

The princes of the paupers

And all the old showstoppers

Till this moment's still unknown

And when he got the numbers he thought

Thought of his friends who slowed to a halt

Who had questioned to no avail

Some knew the answers, some wouldn't tell

When Gabriel saw the numbers he fell

Fell through the clouds into the great well

But woke up before he hit the ground

No one had noticed still he looked around

And somebody beside you

Slipped your head inside the crown

The princes of the paupers

And all the old showstoppers

Till this moment's still unknown

Sirens' songs have tried, too

Yet, she takes you as her own

The princes of the paupers

And all the old showstoppers

Till this moment's still unknown

With her hand to guide you

You are nothing if not home

The princes of the paupers

And all the old showstoppers

Till this moment's still unknown