Smeared black ink Your palms are sweaty And I'm barely listening To last demands I'm staring at the asphalt wondering What's buried underneath (Where I am) (Where I am) Wear my badge A vinyl sticker with big block letters Adherent to my chest Tells your new friends I am a visitor here; I am not permanent The only thing keeping me dry is (Where I am) You seem so out of context In this gaudy apartment complex (Where I am) A stranger with your door key Explaining that I'm just visiting (Where I am) I am finally seeing Why I was the one worth leaving Why I was the one worth leaving D.C. sleeps alone tonight (Where I am) You seem so out of context In this gaudy apartment complex (Where I am) A stranger with your door key Explaining that I'm just visiting (Where I am) I am finally seeing Why I was the one worth leaving Why I was the one worth leaving (Where I am) The district sleeps alone tonight After the bars turn out their lights (Where I am) And send the autos swerving Into the loneliest evening (Where I am) And I am finally seeing Why I was the one worth leaving Why I was the one worth leaving Why I was the one worth leaving Why I was the one worth leaving Why I was the one worth leaving Why I was the one worth leaving (Where I am) The district sleeps alone tonight After the bars turn out their lights (Where I am) And send the autos swerving Into the loneliest evening (Where I am) And I am finally seeing Why I was the one worth leaving Why I was the one worth leaving Why I was the one worth leaving Why I was the one worth leaving