Tried to work it, turn it upside down
Told you I would know your face
From millions in a crowd
For what's in a name
We don't get to choose
We're all from some other place
I'm here, I'm choosing you
You wouldn't let me love you
I gave more than you could take
Said I'd make things easier
Take that umlaut off your name
And that I'd always be here
Was my Bleecker street refrain
Cause if you were coming
You'd be here by now
I'm a solid bet
Your parents disagree
They saw a brighter future
But they don't see it in me
A new kind of life
Is falling into place
I say if you come halfway
Round the world
Then bring a little faith
You wouldn't let me love you
I gave more than you could take
Said I'd make things easier
Take that umlaut off your name
And that I'd always be here
Was my Bleecker street refrain
Cause if you were coming
You'd be here by now
Oh oh
I'm waiting on the street
Wearing the same threads
The ones you said you liked on me
The day we first met
But where are you now
Did I mess it up
I hear sirens from the river
Think I'll go and take a look
You wouldn't let me love you
I gave more than you could take
Said I'd make things easier
Take that umlaut off your name
And that I'd always be here
Was my Bleecker street refrain
Cause if you were coming
You'd be here by now