[Intro] [Filtered drums, distant traffic, backwards guitar] (Spoken) No, no, no… Don’t tell me that was the last one. [Beat drops] [Verse 1] Half past two by the shuttered Spar Neon moon and an empty bar Taxi rank like a funeral line Everybody swearing they’ll be fine Phone on three and my head on five Somehow technically still alive Streetlights melting into red All I want is my bloody bed [Pre-Chorus] The pavement bends The buildings breathe There’s something strange Up my sleeve And somewhere miles across the town My lovely pillow’s calling now [Chorus] I missed the last bus home Now I’m orbiting alone Through the sodium light At the end of the night I just want my bed Last bus gone Last bus gone City keeps spinning But I’m hanging on Take me home Switch me off Pull the curtains I’ve had enough I just want my bed [Verse 2] Kebab sign buzzing ultraviolet blue Bloke in the doorway says, “Mate, you through?” I nod like a prophet who’s seen the end Then walk straight past him and back again Girl in silver laughing at the rain Night bus driver won’t explain Why every number on the glowing screen Is going somewhere I’ve never been [Pre-Chorus] The traffic lights Turn green then red They’re having conversations In my head And somewhere warm beneath a sheet My mattress dreams of rescuing me [Chorus] I missed the last bus home Now I’m orbiting alone Through the sodium light At the end of the night I just want my bed Last bus gone Last bus gone City keeps spinning But I’m hanging on Take me home Switch me off Pull the curtains I’ve had enough I just want my bed [Instrumental Break] [Four-on-the-floor kick, wah guitar, Hammond, psychedelic flute] [Female backing vocals] Go home… Go home… Go home… [Male vocal, spoken] That’s an excellent idea. [Acid synth begins bubbling underneath] [Bridge] My shoes weigh twelve stone each My front door’s somewhere out of reach The moon’s got two heads The road’s gone soft And every taxi light turns off Bed… Bed… Beautiful bed… Pillow like a cloud Duvet like a sea Come down from heaven And rescue me [Breakdown] [Beat strips back to Rhodes, bass and congas] Bus shelter spaceship Plastic throne King of nowhere Going home Morning papers hit the street Birds begin their stupid tweet [Female vocals] You should’ve left at one… [Male vocal] Yeah, well… Bit late now. [Full band explodes back in] [Final Chorus] I missed the last bus home Now I’m orbiting alone Through the sodium light At the end of the night I just want my bed Last bus gone Last bus gone Sun coming up And my dignity’s gone Take me home Switch me off Pull the curtains I’ve had enough I just want my bed [Outro] [Loose psychedelic groove, tape echo increasing] First bus rolling round the bend Looks like salvation in the end Climb upstairs, collapse instead Dreaming I’m already— Bed… [Female backing vocals] Bed… Bed… Bed… [Spoken, fading] Wake me at my stop. [Bus doors hiss shut]
