The raucous rumors of your men
Found their way out to Brooklyn
From the San Francisco Bay
They blew down the interstate
With some people I half knew
Some were for you and some were for me
And one was for a woman who
By chance I ran into your friend
And she flashed a knowing grin
Will this trail of broken hearts
That I follow in the dark
Lead me back to you, or will it take me to
The sinking palace of our past,
or barefoot on broken glass?
everybody falls in love with you
So the clandestine coupling you do
becomes the memory that clings
The night that made their bodies sing
So they tell everyone they can
The story travels man to man
But if you wanted to, you could
Take me with you in the woods
We could walk along this trail
Put the hearts in a black pail
Drown them at the ocean shore
No one would find us anymore
Will this trail of broken hearts
That I follow in the dark
The sinking palace of our past
We're barefoot on broken glass
Tears stained the letter that I wrote
And when you told me no I sighed
I took a roller coaster ride
But it wasn't half as wild
As a slow train when you smiled
Maybe the memories are wild
I should be happy that I've got
I guess our futures are informed
By the weather when we're born
A winter baby's hard to hold
He carouses but he's cold
Still I did the best I could
Will this trail of broken hearts
That I follow in the dark
The sinking palace of our past
Where barefoot on broken glass
