Lyrics

I thought I?d catch a firefly
And hold onto the light
But I never even tried
I just watched it fly into the night

I fell in love that way
At the Memorial Day parade
Forgot about the blue and gray
As I just watched her walk away

And all the big shots sit on the steps of St. Patrick?s
Watching the show go by
And if the flying man chases elephants
There?s no better reason to get high

I watched the twirling girls go by
And their dancing made me smile
And I know by the way they move
That I will not get to sleep tonight

And I remember the day we met
I tried to get as close as I could get
I only asked her for a cigarette
And then I wished I could have been a little more clever than that

And all the big shots sit on the steps of St. Patrick?s
Watching the show go by
And if the flying man chases elephants
There?s no better reason to get high
But if the influence leads to decadence
I won?t be eloquent tonight
And all the big shots sit on the steps of St. Patrick?s
Watching the show go by

But you don?t know how it feels
When you chased away all your dreams
If this craziness makes you think
you?ll be alright now
Then love will come down
only on you tonight