I came back to my hometown incognito
To forget about it all
Suddenly, I heard "hey there papito-pito-pito"
You don't ever give a call
Whappa pa-pa-ra-pa-pa-ra-pa-pa
Whappa pa-pa-ra-pa-pa-ra-pa-pa
Whappa pa-pa-ra-pa-pa-ra-pa-pa
Whappa pa-pa-ra-pa-pa-ra-pa-pa
Remember we used to skip school together
Said to me drunk girl, policeman
Now, where have you been all my life
I've been skipping school since then, yeah
I've been watching trains, swiftly rolling by
I've been jumping them without long goodbyes
To uncover rules of life and how to break them well
And the key to my gypsy autopilot
And my story to tell, hey!
Whappa pa-pa-ra-pa-pa-ra-pa-pa
Whappa pa-pa-ra-pa-pa-ra-pa-pa
Whappa pa-pa-ra-pa-pa-ra-pa-pa
Whappa pa-pa-ra-pa-pa-ra-pa-pa
So we ran to the outskirts of our town
To the working man dancehall
Where all night we played piano-ano-ano
Off the chairs about to fall
Then we climbed the ladder to the attic
Where once I showed her my first song
Above the street where all them crazy dreamers
Still talking nonsense all night long, hey
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
Nonsense all night long
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
Still writing their first song
I've been watching trains swiftly rolling by
I've been jumping them without long goodbyes
To uncover rules of life and how to break them well
And the key to my gypsy autopilot
And my story to tell, hey
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And we laugh, and we cry
And we recited sacred text
And we rose and we fell
And then we said, ok what's next?
But, if you keep on watching trains swiftly, rolling by
One day you will be gone without long goodbyes
To uncover rules of life and how to break them well
And the key to your gonzo turbo gypsy autopilot
And your story to tell
Story to tell