Here there be tigers, tigers be here That was the only thing between us That was the only thing we never hear Somewhere up the coast, far from ancient states I heard you say the wave was heavy and weighed you down As weight tends to do, the way it got to you You got off watching Hastings St and Hastings got you back When you were sending all your postcards How many junkies does it take To lay a track back home? Here there be tigers, tigers be here That was the only thing between us That was the only thing that was clear Here there be tigers Mini tel aviv in south bombay where you slept off the drugs Nervous from two years service from where they swept you under the rug That’s the part that hurts, they said you wouldn’t work You got down on everything ‘cause everyone let you down Almost to the point where you could not open your mouth up To say I love, I’ve always loved you Here there be tigers, tigers be here That was the only thing between us That was the only thing that was clear Here there be tigers