My Own Universe Lyrics - Stan Ridgway

One night I was lookin' high up at the sky 

A shootin' star was fallin' and I didn't know why 

Whenever it rains like this, I think of you 

I am sitting here inside my own universe 

Thinkin' of the memory of you and your purse 

The planets are aligned, but I think ours are askew 

Telephone is ringin' 

I think I'll let it pick up 

My life is one big black hole 

And my planetarium is shut 

Watchin' that horizon, yeah, I see the sun set 

Disappear in water, can it ever forget 

Lately, I've been tired and lazy 

Moonglow on my shoulder tells me 

I'm sitting here inside my own universe 

Spinning 'round the planets while we try to converse 

Meteorites are fallin', and our satellite is broke 

Can we rendezvous? One can only hope 

Oh, I can see the planets fallin' 

Oh, our space is out of whack 

I'm lookin' through that telescope 

I wonder if you're lookin' back 

Repeat six times: 

I'm sitting here inside my own universe