Emily Chambers would make it pay   Everyone knew she'd turn out that way   She turned her back and she'll be okay, but she's not okay at all   Every night with the radio on, Emily fears that the day won't come   The moon is there to do her harm, she's not all right at all      Don't get arrested, don't buy a machine gun   You're not on the run and you're not on the scene   You're not so cool and you're not a jerk   You may be a villain, but no Patty Hearst      You're Emily Chambers and what's worse   Is a whipping wind and a box in a hearse   And a trigger in your head and a pen in your hand      And the pain in the verse and the flat, drying land   And the thin in the air and a pain that hurts   You're Emily Chambers in the universe      Emily Chambers would make it pay   Everyone knew she'd turn out that way   Turned her back and she'll be okay, she's not okay at all   Every night with the lamplight on, Emily fears that the day has gone   The moon is there to do her harm, she's not all right at all      Don't get arrested, don't buy a machine gun   You're not on the run and you're not on the scene   You're not so cool and you're not a jerk   You may be a villain, but no Patty Hearst      You're Emily Chambers and what's worse   Is a whipping wind and a box in a hearse   And a trigger in your head and a pen in your hand      And the pain in the verse and the flat, drying land   And the thin in the air and a pain that hurts   You're Emily Chambers in the universe, grab on      Emily Chambers would make it pay   Everyone knew she'd turn out that way   Emily Chambers would make it pay   Emily knew she'd turn out that way