Counting Crows - John Appleseeds Lament Lyrics

John Appleseed's Lament

I stepped out the front door into winter and the world outside
I stepped out the door to New York City, my hair was barely dry
I could not remember where I was going, so I went back inside

Nothing happening in the elevator
Nothing happening on the stairs
Nothing ever happens when I am sleeping
Though I cannot stay there

How'd you find the parties when you're in your room?
How'd you find the action?
Man, the action is everywhere

If you decide to climb outside your bedroom window
Paint a picture on a cloud
Oh, if you decide that you can't hide inside
Your mind provides the slide to get you out
It feels just like you're falling when you're going down
But everybody loves you when you hit the ground

Well, I say a prayer, I say a prayer
I say a prayer to Pocahontas
I pray to John Appleseed
Oh, I cigarette the winter air
And then I Fred Astaire my way down Seventh Street
Some chick yells, "Jesus love me more than I know
But less than I need"

I parade down the Bowery to the battery
And then I step off into the air
Point my sunglasses east towards Jerusalem
And then follow all the pharaohs there
They're building pyramids in Leicester Square
Driving in circles round the circus 'til the circle's in the air

My love says, "Come on, Adam
Tell me what the hell is wrong with you?"
She says, "Come on, Adam
Tell me, what the hell am I supposed to do?"
She says, "I could love you, I could leave you
I can't live with what you've put me through"

I call the wind Maria
Because I do not know her face
I call the endless sky Emilia
Because she stays with me from place to place
I call the sun my love Emanuelle
She cradle me in her embrace

Well now, nothing happening in the kitchen
Nothing happening on the floor
Nothing happening in my bed
She don't sleep there no more

How'd you find the bottom when you're in the air?
Hey man, how'd you find the circus?
Man, the circus is everywhere