We were busy closin' down The only open bar we found The lights went off and they kicked us out You kissed me on a corner in Chinatown We got saved by a gypsy cab And that bottle of Johnnie Red that you had Your hair messed up and your shoes untied I watched you sleepin' in the mornin' light Now a different sun is sinkin' in the West Now a different heart is beating in my chest And I tried and tried, and tried again But I can't get back to New Amsterdam But I can't get back to New Amsterdam Down by the bridge on the lower East side Watchin' as the river goes rollin' by Did you lose me or did I lose you? I suppose it all depends on your point of view All these downtown streets still look the same I guess it ain't the bricks and stones that change And I tried and tried, and tried again But I can't get back to New Amsterdam Yeah, I tried and tried, and tried again But I can't get back to New Amsterdam

Come on, oh, my star is fading And I swerve out of control If I, oh, if I'd only waited I'd not be stuck here in this hole Come here, oh, my star is fading And I swerve out of control And I swear I waited and waited I've got to get out of this hole But time is on your side, it's on your side now Not pushing you down and all around It's no cause for concern Come on, oh, my star is fading And I see no chance of release And I know I'm dead on the surface But I am screaming underneath And time is on your side, it's on your side now Not pushing you down and all around Oh, it's no cause for concern Stuck on the end of this ball and chain And I'm on my way back down again Stood on the edge, tied to a noose Sick to the stomach You can say what you mean, but it won't change a thing I'm sick of the secrets Stood on the edge, tied to a noose And you came along and you cut me loose You came along and you cut me loose You came along and you cut me loose

I'm sorry, mother I'm sorry, I let you down Well, these days I'm fine No, these days I tend to lie I'll take the Western train Just by the side of Amsterdam Just by my left brain Just by the side of the Tin Man I'm sorry, brother I'm sorry, I let you down Well, these days you're fine No, these days you tend to lie You'll take the Western train Just by the side of Amsterdam Just by your left brain Just by the side of the Tin Man Your time will come if you wait for it If you wait for it It's hard, believe me, I've tried But I keep coming up short I'm sorry, lover I'm sorry, I bring you down Well, these days I try And these days I tend to lie Kinda thought it was a mystery And then I thought I wasn't meant to be You said yourself fantastically "Congratulations, you were all alone" Your time will come if you wait for it If you wait for it It's hard, believe me, I've tried Your time will come if you wait for it If you wait for it It's hard, believe me, I've tried But the rain won't fall for the both of us The sun won't shine on the both of us Believe me when I say That I wouldn't have it any other way Your time will come if you wait for it If you wait for it It's hard, believe me, I've tried But I won't wait much longer 'Cause these walls, they're crashing down No, I won't wait much longer 'Cause these walls, they're crashing down And I keep coming up short

With a handful of backhanders and a bevy of beauty You're going off limits, going off duty Going off the rails, going off with booty They tell tales of fiction found on all the criminal types Lead to a higher ranking man or a face with thin red stripes The boys next door The mums and dads New weds and nearly deads Have you ever been had in Clubland? There's a piece in someone's pocket to do the dirty work You've come to shoot the pony, they've come to do the jerk They leave him half way to paradise They leave you half way to bliss The ladies' invitation never seemed like this The boys next door The mums and dads New weds and nearly deads Have you ever been had in Clubland? The long arm of the law Slides up the outskirts of town Meanwhile in Clubland They are ready to pull them down Hey The right to work is traded in For the right to refuse admission Don't pass out now, there's no refund (When) Did you find out what you were missing? The crowd is taking forty winks minus ten percent You barely get required sleep to go lingering with contemptment Thursday to Saturday, money's gone already Some things come in common these days Your hands and work aren't steady The boys next door The mums and dads New weds and nearly deads Have you ever been had in Clubland?

Born in the middle of a second big baby boom Those noisy boys just might have spoken up too soon Now I'm looking for a little girl, I wonder where she's gone Big money for families having more than one Opportunity, opportunity This is your big opportunity They shop around Follow you without a sound Whatever you do now Don't turn around Don't turn around Whatever happened to the pride of the nation? They say: "Just wait until you break formation" She was sitting pretty on a velvet cushion But her bedroom eyes were like a button she was pushing She said: "When they get to Dover they'll be be taking over" I said I'd come to her defense and then she pulled me over Opportunity, opportunity This is your big opportunity They shop around Follow you without a sound Whatever you do now Don't turn around Don't turn around I'm in the foxhole, I'm down in the trench I'd be a hero but I can't stand the stench The Fitness Institute was full of General Motormen And the "Hello House of Beauty" wouldn't stand a chance with them The chairman of this boredom is a compliment collector I'd like to be his funeral director Opportunity, opportunity This is your big opportunity They shop around Follow you without a sound Whatever you do now Don't turn around Don't turn around Please don't turn around Please don't turn around Don't turn around Don't turn around Don't turn around

We're all going on a summer holiday Vigilante's coming out to follow me Heard somebody say, they're out to collar me Anybody wanna swallow me? Takes two to tumble, it takes two to tango Speak up, don't mumble if you're in the combo On the beat, on the beat Till a man comes along and he says "Have you been a good boy, never played with your toy? Though you never enjoy, such a pleasure to employ" See your friends in the state their in See your friends getting under their skin See your friends getting taken in Well, if you only knew the things you do to me I'd do anything to confuse the enemy There's only one thing wrong with you befriending me Take it easy, I think you're bending me I've been a bad boy with the standard leader My neighbor's revving up his Vaux hall Viva On the beat, on the earth beat Till a man comes along and he says "Have you been a good boy, never played with your toy? Though you never enjoy, such a pleasure to employ" See your friends walking down the street See your friends never quite complete See your friends getting under their feet Oh, I don't want to disease you But I'm no good with machinery Oh, I don't wanna freeze you Stop looking at the scenery I keep thinkin' about your mother Oh, I don't wanna lick them I don't wanna be a lover I just wanna be your victim I don't go out much at night I don't go out much at all Did you think you were the only one Who was waiting for a call? On the beat, on the beat, on the earth beat Till a man comes along and he says "Have you been a good boy, never played with your toy? Though you never enjoy, such a pleasure to employ" See your friends treat me like a stranger See your friends despite all the arrangements See your friends, nothing here has changed Just the beat, just the beat, just the beat, just the beat

Nice girls, not one with a defect Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct Red dogs under illegal legs She looks so good that he gets down and begs She is watching the detectives "Ooh, it's so cute" She's watching the detectives When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot They beat him up until the teardrops start But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart Long shot of that jumping sign Invisible shivers running down my spine Cut to baby taking off her clothes Closeup of the sign that says "we never close" You snatch a chill and you match a cigarette She pulls your eyes out with a face like a magnet I don't know how much more of this I can take She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake She is watching the detectives "Oh, he's so cute" She is watching the detectives Oh, and they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot They beat him up until the teardrops start But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart You think you're alone until you realize you're in it Now baby's here to stay, love is here for a visit They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder, who is it? The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay It only took my little fingers to blow you away Just like watching the detectives Don't get cute Just like watching the detectives I get so angry when the teardrops start But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart Watching the detectives It's just like watching the detectives Watching the detectives Watching the detectives Watching the detectives Watching the detectives Watching the detectives Watching the detectives

So this is where he came to hide When he ran from you In a private detective overcoat And dirty dead man's shoes The pretty things of Knightsbridge Lying for a minister of state Is a far cry from the nod and wink Here at traitor's gate 'Cause the high heel he used to be has been ground down And he listens for the footsteps that would follow him around To murder my love is a crime But will you still love A man out of time? There's a twopenny ha'penny millionaire Looking for a fourpenny one With a tight grip on the short hairs Of the public imagination But for his private wife and kids somehow Real life becomes a rumor Days of Dutch courage Just three French letters and a German sense of humor He's got a mind like a sewer and a heart like a fridge He stands to be insulted, and he pays for the privilege To murder my love is a crime But will you still love A man out of time? The biggest wheels of industry Retire sharp and short And the after-dinner overtures Are nothing but an afterthought Somebody's creeping in the kitchen There's a reputation to be made Whose nerves are always on a knife's edge Who's up late polishing the blade Love is always scarpering or cowering or fawning You drink yourself insensitive and hate yourself in the morning To murder my love is a crime But will you still love A man out of time? Will you still love A man out of time? Will you still love A man out of time? Ooh

Don't say you love me when it's just a rumour Don't say a word if there is any doubt. Sometimes I think that love is just a tumour; You've got to cut it out. You say you're sorry for the things that you've done. You say you're sorry but you know you don't mean it. I wouldn't worry. I had so much fun. Sometimes I almost feel just like a human being It's you Not just another mouth in the lipstick vogue It's you Not just another mouth in the lipstick vogue Oh yeah. Get to the slot machine almost dead on arrival Just hit me one more time with that live wire Maybe they told you you were only a girl in a million You say I've got no feelings; This is a good way to kill them. Select the control and then insert the token You wanna throw me away but I'm not broken. You've got a lot to say. Well I'm not joking. There are some words they don't allow to be spoken. Sometimes I almost feel just like a human being It's you Not just another mouth in the lipstick vogue