17th Time That Autumn

[Verse 1]
So you get what you want and carry your life
In a suitcase with gold metal noses and eyes
And you call her sometimes, sometimes in the night
When you miss her and want a "Goodnight"
Let the mornings be late and the evenings be long
You don't bother to plan, it's not your life, your home
But she'd like to know if you're just a machine
If the engine is on, if the hardware is clean

[Chorus]
She waits for you to come around
You wait for her to move on
The look in her eyes
When you wave her goodbye
That 17th time that autumn

[Verse 2]
So you get what you want and carry your life
In a suitcase with gold metal noses and eyes
And you call her sometimes, sometimes in the night
When you miss her and want a "Goodnight"
Send the children astray, let them stay in their beds
It does not matter where their home is bestead
And you carry your life in a suitcase for two
With your documents clean, and your two pair of shoes

[Chorus]
She waits for you to come around
You wait for her to move on
The look in her eyes
When you wave her goodbye
That 17th time that autumn