Lyrics

Calling you from inside the wire
I'm paying my dues underneath your tires

Standing out in the middle of traffic
Photographing the crash
Waiting in line with little old ladies
With a bug up my ass

I wanna live in your car
I'm never going too far

Calling you from inside the wire
I'm paying my dues underneath your tires

I got a hostage situation
Someone's cracking the whip
Some are putting up a fierce resistance
Some are getting their kicks

Out of the blue and into the fire
I've got no use for being tired

Calling you from inside the wire
I'm paying my dues underneath your tires

A bus named Desire

Now I'm all alone here waiting
Like I'm buried alive
Gotta crawl my way out, maybe
If I plan to survive

Born in a zoo, raised in a cage
What's it to you if I break through anyway?

Calling you from inside the wire
I'm paying my dues underneath your tires
(Calling you)

Calling you from inside the wire
(I'm paying my dues)
I'm paying my dues underneath your tires

A bus named Desire (×5)

Trivia

• Was inspired by a bus—actually named Desire—that goes by Dave's house in New Orleans every day, which in turn is a reference to the play A Streetcar Named Desire.
• In an alternate version of this song, the lyrics “some are getting their kicks” have been replaced with “some are leaving tips”.

Appearances

• On the album The Silver Lining.