From the recording The Perfect Son

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Lyrics

MAN IN THE BROWN FEDORA

There’s someone in my house,
Watching me at night
Staring as I dream
But he disappears in light
It's like i'm hypnotized, he lulls me down to sleep
He likes it when I dream cuz the dreams he like to keep

I could dream of Japanese girl and he’ll be there in the temple too
I could dream of Amsterdam and he'll be sitting in my cafe booth
He's the man in the brown fedora, and the natty seersucker suit
He always has the time, and he always has his shiny shoes

There’s someone in my house, he’s standing in the hall
I only see a shape, and it doesn’t move at all
Why do you come here, leave me alone
Stop all this haunting, let me sleep inside my home

I could dream of Japanese girl and he’ll be there in the temple too
I could dream of Amsterdam and he'll be sitting in my cafe booth
He's the man in the brown fedora, and the natty seersucker suit
He always has the time, and he always has his shiny shoes

I had a dream I was a cabbie, Driving through the streets at night
It was quiet, and it was raining, And the city didn't seem quite right
I was driving through the street real slow, Looking for a fare
Then someone flagged me down, and then, In the back seat, he was there


I saw the brown fedora,
And he was giving me this giant smile
I pressed the gas down hard, and said “Where to?”,
He said, “Just a couple miles”
I never heard him speak before,
I never heard him say a line
So I asked. “Why you always haunting me”, And he said,
“I’ve been waiting for the perfect time”
“I'm here to give a message,
From your friend who died last year
I’m the Western Union man,
From Heaventown to here

“And so you've got this friend up there,
And he’s missing you
He’s wishing you would join him,
Cuz he’s lonely without you

He knows you're really sad now,
And you cry a lot
You miss your only friend,
And the miss won’t stop”

He said “Come on, take my hand,
And we’ll travel at the speed of light
It’s just a simple trip,,
And you wanna see your friend, right?
There's nothing to be scared of,
There's nothing here you'll miss
Just leave it all behind you,
I know that’s always been your wish”

“You will dream of Japanese girls, And i’ll be there in the temple too
You will dream of Amsterdam, And i’ll be sitting in your cafe booth
I’m the man in the brown fedora, You see this watch around my wrist
There’s always time to haunt you, Unless you join me on this trip”

“Come on take my hand, come on take my hand”

I’ll let you dream, we could dream,
I’ll let you dream, we could dream