5th Floor
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Oh build me a time machine, please
I gotta alter my past just a little
I gotta change a no to a yes
Replace it with a smile at least
One night in the kitchen
Fifth floor from the street
"If I can come on your trip," my friend he says
"I'll see what magic I've got"
I said, "Yes, you can kick my behind at just the right time
And then history will turn into a sweet one
And I won't feel so self-reproachful
And you'll be rewarded in heaven."
But can you build me a time machine
Mister back line man?
I gotta alter my past just a little
I gotta change the time and the place
Could've maybe argued a little less
But I'm not sure if that matters now
All I know is how I wish I'd been braver
"I'm not sure heaven's for me," he writes now
"I can't see a smile on my cellular screen."
I said, "There's a special heaven for musicians and crew
We'll have a ball up there, me and you
And I'll read books and write letters home
While you'll be down in your very own wine cellar."
But listen, the birds are already up
G'night now, I'm signing off
By the way, thanks
You made me feel better
But can you build me a time machine
Mister back line man, fast?
I gotta alter my past just a little
I gotta change a no to a yes
Replace it with a smile at last
One night in the kitchen
Fifth floor from the street
I wish I'd been braver
But I am just a kid
How I wish I'd been
But I am just a kid