i´d never call this an unpleasant situation
i´d never teach you how to lie
but sometimes i have been walking numb
and i must catch myself before i cry
before i cry
i never call anything ugly
i never call anything strange and alone
i never want to, take things lightly
like they have never been my own

oh, don´t - now i haven´t heard it yet
oh, don´t - i havn´t heard
but i know them - and they are inclined to see
just who is
and isn´t
a lover in the city

i always thought i would be star bright
i always thought you´d feel it too
but sometimes i have been making conversation
and i must catch myself
before i´m down
i´m down on you
i never think they would be scaring me
scared couples in the cold
they look so fine in their eagerness
i wonder to myself just how they know

oh, don´t - now i haven´t heard it yet
oh, don´t - i havn´t heard
but i know them - and they are inclined to see
just who is
and isn´t
a lover in the city

i swear
i´m staking out the whole world
i swear
i´m staking out the whole world
i´m staking out the whole world

i could never entertain you
i´d be far too scared to try
but sometimes i have been talking dumb
and i forget myself
and i forget myself
and don´t ask, why?

oh, don´t - now i haven´t heard it yet
oh, don´t - i havn´t heard
but i know them - and they are inclined to see
just who is
and isn´t
a lover in the city