0:00 Monday morning, coffee black and hot0:05 Placed my bet on a future that I ain't got0:11 Saw a flash of green, thought my luck had turned0:17 Just another lesson that I ain't never learned0:23 By the afternoon, she was painted bloody red0:29 Filled my soul with whispers I wish I'd never said0:35 Oh, the Ticker Tape Blues, got me by the soul0:41 Every Friday close just digs a deeper hole0:47 That red light on the screen is the heartbreak in your eye0:53 I give you all my money, and you just let it die0:59 This ain't love, baby, this is just a long goodbye1:04 Wednesday brought a rumour, a whisper on the breeze1:10 A dead cat bounce to bring me to my knees1:16 For a precious hour, I was flyin' high and free1:22 Forgot you were the hunter, and the hunted one was me1:28 You showed me paradise, right before the fall1:34 Now the closing bell is mockin' me down the hall1:40 Oh, the Ticker Tape Blues, got me by the soul1:46 Every Friday close just digs a deeper hole1:52 That red light on the screen is the heartbreak in your eye1:58 I give you all my money, and you just let it die2:03 This ain't love, baby, this is just a long goodbye2:09 Thirty years I've watched this dance, from boom to bitter bust2:15 Seen solid gold ambitions crumble into dust2:21 You'd think a man would get wise, you'd think a man would know2:27 But every Monday morning, I'm back to watch the show2:33 Oh, the Ticker Tape Blues, got me by the soul2:39 Every Friday close just digs a deeper hole2:45 That red light on the screen is the heartbreak in your eye2:51 I give you all my money, and you just let it die2:57 This ain't love, baby, this is just a long goodbye
