I was walking through New York Mulling over nights before Can a magician volunteer Pull some new tricks and make me disappear Was walking down the bowery Fairy tales aren't meant for me While two halves win their lotteries I just waste pennies at slot machines And this whole time your window's been facing mine While I was only wasting time All these hours you were hiding in my mind Tonight I'll finally get it right We stood in a moshing pit Your favorite band played all their hits You fell asleep right at the bar I sang their songs driving your car The persistence of memory Melting time clouds over me My first gray hair just laughed at me And I'm not getting younger, can't you see Now do I have to say anything at all Could you count my worried lines And settle down before the day gets old, A trend my parents swore by And this whole time your window's been facing mine While I was only wasting time All these hours you were hiding in my mind Tonight I'll finally get it right Now we're walking through New York