100 Years Up My Sleeve

The first I saw her
She was a marquise in 1884
With crystals on her skin
Dressed as a supermodel
In satin shoes
She danced a tune
Don't make sense to you
So she might say
"I love to watch the river swim"

I only want to sleep until the sun goes down on me
I can't believe I got a hundred years up my sleeve
Why would you leave and why would I wait?
Only if my girl is gone
Or if she hasn't been born yet
I can't believe I got a hundred years up my sleeve
Why would you leave and why would I wait?
Only if my girl is gone
Or if she hasn't been born yet

The next time I knew
She was a dynamite in '52
With the Teddy Boys
Drinking, spilling leather boots
All over the electric floor
Set aflame by the look she wore
And she wore it well
I wasn't there but somehow I could tell

I only want to sleep until the sun goes down on me

When I got up I told my best friend, yeah
I had a dream I was in love
We were floating in an ocean of
With currents raining from above
They just laughed and said I was obsessed
But my obsession was with you
Just because you wait so patiently dressed
Honey, doesn't mean it ain't true

What can I do?
You see it through, turning blue
I feel so sad I wanna die
I feel so sick I wanna eat
Why would you leave and why would I wait?
Only if my girl is gone
Or if she hasn't been born yet
I can't believe I got a hundred years up my sleeve

Why would you leave and why would I wait?
Only if my girl is gone
Or if she hasn't been born yet