They're closin' down the hangout The air is turnin' cool Shuttin' off the superslide The kids are back in school The tourist traps are empty Vacancy abounds Almost like it used to be Before the circus came to town That's when it always happens The same time every year I come down to talk to me When the coast is clear Hello mister other me It's been a long, long time We hardly get to have these chats That in itself's a crime So tell me all your troubles I'll surely tell you mine We'll laugh and smoke and cuss and joke and Have a glass of wine That's where it always happens The same place every year I come down to talk to me When the coast is clear (It's the only place he knows) Where it always happens Same place every year I still come down to talk to me When the coast is clear