I wanted to take you to the Rose Hotel But it was closed You're like a fugitive And I'm nervous daily Manipulative In your own escape plan No conversation I can't blame you You're taken It's making a waste of you though You're playing vacant And I'm nervous daily Where have all the spoons gone Where have you gone I want sugar The pages are missing The pages are gone John The pages are gone A call from Washington came in On the new telephone You could have a good life down here a sunny one Fancy moving to Florida to feel the sun Ernie Buffalino called To talk shop I shut up And moved on I moved along You could have a good life down here Condo on the coast for one Thanks for thinking of me Ernie I must be your favourite pawn The pages are missing John my favourite pages are just gone The policeman left his card on my wall And said to call I'm living with a fugitive You're in the grips of it now And I'm nervous daily I wanted to take you to the Rose Hotel But it was closed I wanted to show you the Rose Hotel But no It wasn't rose