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