Counting Down The Hours Lyrics - Singles - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Innocence, it don't come easy, in a sense it never will 

Accidents mean no one's guilty, ignorance means someone's killed 

So I asked our Mr. Mellor how to get to where one's going 

And he points to his survival, and he points me down the road 

And I go on and on to lead a light low 

Wondering if I got a soul and counting down the hours 'til it goes 

On a dark wet night in April, on a street in Jersey where 

I went looking for some writing that I knew would not be there 

And a punter from the Pelhams and the police in the rain 

Were concerned more with a car than with the fact the light had changed 

But after listening all morning, as I drove down 95 

To a story of detainees who were barely kept alive 

I could deal with trying to process pigeons acting like they're doves 

But not with interference from the power lines above 

'Cause I go on and on to lead a light low 

Wondering if I've got a soul counting down the hours 'til it goes 

And precautions, yes precautions 

But if you're playing with a gun, well you could kill someone 

And in the dark it's hard to know a friend 

But I'm not angry, I won't be forever angry 

As I'm walking toward tomorrow with a rifle in my hand 

And I'm thinking about new England, and I'm missing old Japan 

And a mountain in California where a spring runs hot and cold 

And if I told you I felt ageless, would you tell me I'm not old? 

'Cause I go on and on to lead a light low 

Wondering if I've got a soul and counting down the hours 'til it goes 

On and on to lead a light low 

Wondering if I've got a soul and counting down the hours 'til it goes