So it goes, history shows, deserts must expand

And camels sail like wooden ships, like women on the strand

There's sand on Second Avenue and the wind blows like a train

Taxis line up like a string of pearls, around the block again

And I remembered everything and every window pane

Every word came back to me, the way it used to be

Then I saw your face across the street, and my heart was home again

There's a bus that leaves at eight-fifteen and another one at ten

Should I climb aboard, risk everything, and ride it to the end?

Watch the hills like roller coasters up against the sky

And wish that you were here by me, so close that I could die

You said love wrecks everything and none of us survive

So I got over you last night and I'm still alive

Then I saw your face across the street, and my heart was home again

And I remembered everything and every window pane

Every word came back to me, the way it used to be

And then I saw your face across the street, and my heart was home again