warren zevon - i was in the house when the house burned down lyrics

(warren zevon)
i had the shit till it all got smoked
i kept the promise till the vow got broke
i had to drink from the lovin' cup
i stood on the banks till the river rose up
i saw the bride in her wedding gown
i was in the house when the house burned down

i may be old and i may be bent
but i had the money till it all got spent
i had the money till they made me pay
then i had the sense to be on my way
i had to stay in the underground
i was in the house when the house burned down

i was in the house when the house burned down
i met the man with the thorny crown
i helped him carry his cross through town
i was in the house when the house burned down

i was in the house when the house burned down
i met the man with the thorny crown
i helped him carry his cross through town
i was in the house when the house burned down

i had the shit till it all got smoked
i kept the promise till the vow got broke
i had to drink from the lovin' cup
i stood on the banks till the river rose up
i saw the bride in her wedding gown
i was in the house when the house burned down