bed clothes, why am i in bed clothes?   watching out the window   watching what i don't know   on the fire escape now    hands they start to shake now   ready for the rail to break now   and i'm awake at last awake      cursing, rattling and cursing   go ahead and do your worst then   your worst that i can take      oh let the rain fall down   and wash this world away   oh let the sky be grey   cause if its ever gonna get any better   its gotta get worse for a day      morning, where am i this morning?   now its really pouring,    crawling up this shore    and i walk the neighborhood    and umbrella does no good   and i guess its in my blood   couldn't stop the flood      drowning, everything is drowning   go ahead and take the town   the town is yours to take      oh let the rain fall down   and wash this world away   oh let the sky be grey   cause if its ever gonna get any better   its gotta get worse for a day      calling, calling, falling, falling   grab on my guitar   and paddle with both my arms   headed where the voices are   i'll end up far so far away      oh let the rain fall down   and wash this world away   or let the sky be grey   cause if its ever gonna get any better   its gotta get worse for a day      its gotta get worse for a day   its gotta get worse for a day   its gotta get worse for a day   i know   its gotta get worse for a day