i asked as her train slowly pulled away he was a rich old man with a coppertone tan and wearing a green beret so with my hands in my pants i guess , `` it 's all about chance '' and there 's really nothing left to say picker uppers ( bottom feeders ) said he needed a picker up a picker up , to pick her up said he needed a picker up i wonder what he wants she said shed be over in a little while arrive in style with sex appeal and smiles said shed be over in a little while but he 's been waiting for her all night so he asks the dark to speak the light to reap what the soul does keep so he asks the heart to hear the prayer that knows no fear said she needed a golden ring boots from spain and many other things said she needed a servant who sings i wonder what she wants he told her he 'd be there before too long looking strong , singing her favorite song told her he 'd be there before too long but she 's been waiting for him all night so she asks the dark to speak the light to reap what the soul does keep so she asks the heart to hear the prayer that knows no fear said he needed a picker up she said she needed something too they met together after dark where the neon lights are blue and nobody i mean nobody where nobody i mean nobody not a single soul breaks through terribly beautiful is there a distance ?