Speechless (album Version) - Laurie Anderson

It was August Summer of `82

You had that rusty old car

And me I had nothing better to do

You picked me up We hit the road Baby me and you

We shot out of town drivin` fast and hard

Leaving our greasy skid marks in people`s back yards

We were goin` nowhere Just driving around

We were goin` in circles And me I was just hanging on

Like in that Annie Dillard book

Where she sees that eagle with the skull of a weasel

Hanging from its neck

And here`s how it happened listen

Eagle bites the weasel Weasel bites back

They fly up to nowhere Weasel keeps hangin` on

Together forever

We were goin` nowhere Just driving around

You did all the talking and me I didn`t make a sound

If I open my mouth now I`ll fall to the ground

If I could open my mouth There`s so much I would say

Like I can never be honest Like I`m in it for the thrill

Like I never loved anyone And I never will

Eagle bites the weasel Weasel bites back

They fly up to nowhere Weasel keeps hangin` on

Together forever

I remember that old coat my grandma used to wear

Made of weasels biting each other`s tails

A vicious circle An endless ride

On the back of an old woman

Eagle bites the weasel Weasel bites back

They fly up to nowhere Weasel keeps hangin` on

Together forever

And me I`m goin` in circles I`m circling around

And if I open my mouth now I`ll fall to the ground