Joey Clark - Kathleen Lyrics

She's behind the counter for just one more hour
Puts on the best smile she can
For the insane and sages in temples and cages
Who all want to hold her hand
For a piece of sky she's had her eye
On a castle made of sand
She don't need a reason just one more season
And she's off to join a rock n' roll band
Kathleen, Kathleen, don't forget who you're meant to be
You were meant to be my lover someday on a movie screen
Can't say I didn't warn ya' she's gone to California
Where puppets cut all of their strings
They lay around for hours smoking the flowers
And preach about many things
The hustler comes with a highway tongue
To turn trees into wedding rings
You can ride high on his saddle all the way to Seattle
And feel the Space Needle sting
Kathleen, Kathleen, don't forget who you're meant to be
You were meant to be my lover someday on a movie screen
If you have to wonder they invented the thunder
To beat like a drum in your mind
Pain comes as a porter and throws you a quarter
And tells you to get back in line
A face in the crowd shouts out loud
Can someone please tell me the time
Count your sheep and go back to sleep
We're trying to turn water to wine
Kathleen, Kathleen, don't forget who you're meant to be
You were meant to be my lover someday on a movie screen
The tattered flag of dreams still flies it seems
But who knows where or when
Watch the train leave the station and the next generation
Comes up behind you again
Some wander the isle for a winning style
While others went to the wheel
They hear it creak even in their sleep
And forget how to feel
Kathleen, Kathleen, don't forget who you're meant to be
You were meant to be my lover someday on a movie screen