I.
She was trapped in my peripheral vision like a long 
lost silhouette
She was fine and dirty and curly and loose
And from that sacred moment when the ends of our 
fingers met
I felt a shiver go down into the heels of my cowboy 
boots
See I was cornered like a rat in a prewar drugstore 
raid
And I was ranting and raving and reciting the raunchy 
blues
Yeah she knew a thing or two so I didn't have much to 
say
She said I'm here my dear to deliver the good news
II.
You see I felt my life was already over but my moment 
had just begun
So I saw my chance and I grabbed it as best as I could 
So I lay down in her sweet smelling soulfully seductive 
quicksand
Though the ghost of romance stood behind me and might 
have given me a push
We had no friends in common except mister and misses 
happenstance
And I was talking more and more about movies and books
Then I ran out of words and I asked her well can I have 
this dance
And she thought that was funny and gave me a very, very 
special look
III.
Well the parade was passing and I was marching right 
behind the majorette
She was throwing her baton much higher than the oldest 
oak tree
There was such symbolism I thought Christ had risen and 
I just had to forget
And start over again from the day I stood at my daddy's 
knew
When he said son there's a few things here that I gotta 
tell you
And he bent down low to whisper in my childish ear
When just then a squadron of jet fighters passed right 
over my head
And he sai promise me boy you'll always keep that 
thought dear
IV.
Well I guess I forgot more now than I'll ever remember
About why you plant roses when a rainbow is just at its 
end 
About why you shouldn't make any new plans till say 
mid-December 
Keep the new year new as long as you can 
Here's to the crazies who make a dreary day worth 
living 
See them laughing at phonies and frauds who believe so 
much in themselves 
Because among them I believe is where the magic it 
keeps itself well hidden 
From those politicos who would steal the ring out of a 
church bell
V.
So I went back to her every night till I was totally 
addicted 
And she knew it too and believe me that was the very 
best part 
Sure the newness gets old but she sure knew how to fix 
it 
And soon I was sporting a good as new broken in head 
Well we've fought about friends and we've argued about 
the weather 
And whether or not we turn left or right when we go out 
at night 
I've misused every sacred word that I could remember 
Except for love cause that just wouldn't be right
VI.
On Romeo street they're selling bedroom sets and 
mirrors 
And couches covered in the most luxurious velour 
And one day I lay down in the softness but I saw where 
the fear lives 
So I turned around and marched back onto the kiling 
floor 
Yeah Romeo street is twisting its way out into the 
suburbs
But tonight the trade is all running the other way 
Its a madness my dear that keeps us out here in the 
moonlight 
Its a madness I hope that never ever goes away