Leave the bureau in the snow
catch a tram to 'Oncle Po'
early evening ring around the moon
slipping by the concierge
by the bikes and up the stairs
snap the latch and creep in to the room

you throw of your coat 
pick up the post put a coffee on
you lie down on the bed
lay back your head
smoke a cigarette
and listen to the radio
listen to the radio

in the city late tonight
double feature black and white
'bitter tears' and 'taxi to the Clo'
find a bar, avoid a fight
show your papers, be polite
walking home with nowhere else to go

you throw of your coat 
pick up the post put a coffee on
you lie down on the bed
lay back your head
smoke a cigarette
and listen to the radio
listen to the radio

atmospherics after dark
noise and voices from the past
accrosse the dial from Mosow to Cologne
interference in the night
thousand miles on either side
stations fading into the unknow

We throw of our coats
butter some toast
put another coffee on
we lie down on the bed
lay back our heads 
smoke another cigarette
and listen to the radio
listen to the radio