The Avenue is Cold

The marble slabs are freezing under my boots

Ten years of climbing just to hit the roof

And fall

The hearing room was packed with sharks in suits

I saw the light go out behind the truth

Then nothing at all

They pulled the plug at half past nine

Before I could even find a pen

To sign

The motorcade is leaving me behind

Walking out the gate and out of time

Out of time

Chorus

Oh Kristi

The cameras are cold in the rain

The power and the glory

The power and the glory

The power and the glory

The headlines are screaming your name

Down on the avenue

Running out of luck and things to do

They’re screaming your name

Verse 2

Suitcase

Leather handles heavy on my palm

The chief of staff was looking far too calm

Too calm

I told them I was built to weather any storm

But the temperature in D.C. isn't warm

Not for long

The flashbulbs popping like a firing squad

I kept my chin up and I gave a nod

One last nod

Chorus

Oh Kristi

The cameras are cold in the rain

The power and the glory

The power and the glory

The power and the glory

The headlines are screaming your name

Down on the avenue

Running out of luck and things to do

They’re screaming your name

Bridge

Loyalty is a one-way street in this town

A gilded cage until they tear it down

I worked the soil

I felt the heat

I did the toil

Now I'm just a ghost on 15th street

Just a ghost on 15th street

Just a ghost on 15th street

Chorus

Oh Kristi

The cameras are cold in the rain

The power and the glory

The power and the glory

The power and the glory

The headlines are screaming your name

Down on the avenue

Running out of luck and things to do

They’re screaming your name

Post-Chorus

Oh oh oh

The avenue is empty now

Oh oh oh

The glory's gone

Just keep walking

Keep walking out west

Past the cameras

Past the noise

Goodbye to the noise