Its 4 o clock Ida, for the first time today
I've been skulking in the shadows
Trying hard to find my way
Its just a thought Ida, how you think you'll cope
I dreamed I saw you last night
Through the dust and the cigarette smoke

And I was just standing there drunk
Covered in rain
The humming of the city like as if
She knew my name
Isn't it a pity I cant even light my flame

I'm leaving town before Judgment day
Ida I'm leaving town before Judgment day

It's pinching me Ida, for the first time in my life
And this damn weather don't help
How can i help myself
There's a train coming Ida, I'd like to be on
Maybe you could meet me out in Boston
Or maybe you wont, maybe you wont go

And I was just standing there drunk
Covered in rain
The humming of the city like as if
She knew my name
Isn't it a pity I cant even light my flame
I'm leaving town before Judgment day
Ida I'm leaving town before Judgment day

I twisted of my lid, looked along the avenue
It was like everyone was thinking the same thing
Its as hard as this old face, or as cold as your heart of stone
With not a pot to piss in nor a song to sing, sing

I'm leaving town before Judgment day
Ida I'm leaving town before Judgment day
Its 4 o clock Ida, for the first time today.........