I stepped out the front door into winter and the world outside
I stepped out the door to New York City, my hair was barely dry
I could not remember where I was going, so I went back inside
Nothing happening in the elevator
Nothing happening on the stairs
Nothing ever happening when I am sleeping
Well, I cannot stay there
How do you find the parties when you're in your room?
How do you find the action? Man, the action is everywhere
If you decide to climb outside your bedroom window
Paint a picture on a cloud
Oh, if you decide that you can't hide inside
Your mind provides the slide to get you out
Feels just like you're falling when you're going down
But everybody loves you when you hit the ground
I say a prayer, I say a prayer, I say a prayer to Pocahontas
I pray to John Appleseed
Oh, I cigarette the winter air
Then I Fred Astaire my way down 7th street
Some chick yells, "Jesus love me more than I know
But less than I need."
I parade down the Bowery to the Battery
And then I step off into the air
Point my sunglasses east towards Jerusalem
And then follow all the Pharaohs there
They're building pyramids in Leicester Square
Driving in circles 'round the circus till the circle's in the air
My love says, "Come on Adam, tell me what the hell is wrong with you."
She says, "Come on Adam, tell me, what the hell am I supposed to do?"
She says, "I could love you, I could leave you.
But I can't live what you put me through."
I call the wind Maria because I do not no know her face
I call the endless sky Emilia because she stays with me from place to place
I call the sun my love Emmanuelle, she cradle me in her embrace, my love
Nothing happening in the kitchen, nothing happening on the floor
Nothing happening in my bed, she don't sleep there no more
Hard to find the bottom when you're in the air
Hey man, how did you find a circus? Man, the circus is everywhere
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