Back in 1957 We had to dance a foot apart And they hawk-eyed us from the sidelines Holding their rulers without a heart And so with just a touch of our fingers I could make our circuitry explode All we ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold We really thought we had a purpose We were so anxious to achieve We had hope The world held promise For a slave to liberty Freely I slaved away for something better And I was bought and sold And all I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold I feel your leg under the table Leaning into mine I feel renewed I feel disabled By these bonfires in my spine I don't know who the arsonist was Which incendiary soul But all I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold I am not some stone commission Like a statue in a park I am flesh and blood and vision I am howling in the dark Long blue shadows of the jackals Are falling on a pay phone by the road Oh all they ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold Is this just vulgar electricity Is this the edifying fire Does your smile's covert complicity Debase as it admires Are you just checking out your mojo Or am I just fighting off growing old All I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold When I thought life had some meaning Then I thought I had some choice And I made some value judgments In a self-important voice But then absurdity came over me And I longed to lose control Oh all I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold