Francis left for the countryside He'd been living in the city for years And to him it didn't matter where As long as there was no one there And the woman that he left in tears Is no longer his ♪ Then, he got himself a brand new life Got all he needed from the grocery store Knew all the names of the newspaper boys Thought he would never be needing more And there was no one who could bring him home He was forever gone ♪ He had lonely days, he had lonely nights All he wanted was to put out his lights And I know he was afraid of heights And I know he knew, it wasn't right But he remembered to pack his gun Now the job's done Yeah, he remembered to pack his gun Now the job's done And I am Francis' son His only one