Nightmare At The Elk’s Lodge

[Verse 1]
They waltz beneath Chinese lanterns
The fool's gold moon weaves a beveled glass shawl
That wraps them in wardrobes
Of checkerboard patterns
While the heavenly hostess serves them
Highballs and coleslaw

[Chorus]
Dear young dead lovers and old flings
Go on to your rest
(Leave all your broken hearts)
Dance on "Blue Danube" skyways to sweet dreams
(And you can fly away)
And stop all these mad, end all these sad
Last requests
(Last request of the night)
(The party is over now)
Last requests

[Bridge]
Balloons are sad and deflated
The dancing feet tired and numb
The banners and lights have all faded
The party is over and done
And angels, they tap at the windows
Their taxis are parked at the curb
And safely back home they will take you
If you would just say the word
Say the word

[Verse 2]
They embrace on the crumbling veranda
The smoke and the spotlight cling like cobwebbed kisses
To wilting corsages and musty bandannas
Dust covered dishes
And skeleton wishes

[Chorus]
My dear young dead lovers and old flings
Go on to your rest
(Leave all your broken hearts)
Dance on "Blue Danube" skyways to sweet dreams
(And you can fly away)
And stop all these mad, end all these sad
Last requests
(Last request of the night)
(The party is over now)
Last requests

[Bridge]
Balloons are sad and deflated
The dancing feet tired and numb
The banners and lights have all faded
The party is over and done
And angels, they tap at the windows
Their taxis are parked at the curb
And safely back home they will take you
If you would just say the word
Say the word

[Verse 3]
Now she floats through the walls and the steamers
Her hair gathers moonlight, confetti, and stardust
She escapes from the holdouts, the has-beens and dreamers
The cold hopeless lust, the termites and rust

[Chorus]
My dear young dead lovers and old flings
Go on to your rest
(Leave all your broken hearts)
Dance on "Blue Danube" skyways to sweet dreams
(And you can fly away)
And stop all these mad, end all these sad
Last requests
(Last request of the night)
Last requests
(The party is over now)
Last requests
Last requests

[Bridge]
(Last requests)
(Balloons are sad and deflated)
Tea dance, ladies and gentlemen, last request
(The dancing feet tired and numb)
Last requests
(The banners and lights are all faded)
Last requests
(The party is over and done)
(And angels, they tap at the windows)
(Their taxis are parked at the curb)
(And safely back home they will take you)
(If you would just say the word)

[Outro]
They waltz beneath Chinese lanterns