Suzanne Vega - The Boulevardiers Lyrics
I like youAnd you like himAnd he likes meAnd we all love each other.We like to sit in the cafeAnd eat and drink and talk all dayAnd watch the sun.We like to read the newspaperAnd talk about him and herAnd who is getting along with who these days,And when the sun goes downWe walk along the cobblestone ground.He loves the cityWith the bricks and broken bottlesAnd the pretty little flowersAs they grow against the wall.He is dark,He is tall,He is the tallest one of allOf us.You are bright and quick and fairAnd seems that you have lost some hairBut this is all right.This is ok. we do not mind.We write and fight and singAnd this is fine.We drink the wineIf we get it freeAnd if he buys you a coffeeHe can surely buy some for meAnd one day we will work real hardAnd get a jobAnd not just sit hereWriting lettersOn this silly boulevard.And everyone will know our nameAnd well be richOr well at leastHave some kind of fame.Well be brave,Well be bold,Well come riding throughLike knights of old.The sun is likeA lovers handAs it comes downAnd touches youTouches meTouches himTouches you.And we have all got dirty feetFrom wearing sandals in the street,And we should all go home.But still you willInsist insistUntil each last one has been kissedAnd each one is happy.And when the sun goes downWe walk along the cobblestone ground.This is ok. we do not mind.We write and fight and singAnd this is fine.(1981)
