Patty Griffin Mad Mission lyrics

We were drinking like the Irish but we were drinking scotch
Bartender turns on a movie, everybody turns to watch
And every single eye was gleaming as he reached the final scene
Well, at least mine did, here's lookin' at you, kid

You know it's a mad mission under difficult conditions
Not everybody makes it to the loving cup
It's a mad mission but I got the ambition
Mad, mad mission, sign me up

I think I've seen the look before, it's kind of non-committal
It says, "Come hither, baby", then he's hard wood to whittle
It says, "It don't mean a thing but still somebody does"
He'd like you to join the club that likes to say
There's no such thing as love and

It's a mad mission under difficult conditions
Not everybody makes it to the loving cup

It's a mad mission but I got the ambition
Mad, mad mission, sign me up, yeah for

Sometimes you find yourself flying low at night
You're flying blind and looking for any sign of light
You're cold and scared and all alone
You'd do anything just to make it home

It's a mad mission under difficult conditions
Not everybody makes it to the loving cup
It's a mad mission but I got the ambition
Mad, mad mission, sign me up, yeah for
Oh sign me up for the mission
Sign me up