Chinatown

As I lay my head on the tiled floor
In the cold of this Japanese restaurant
I figured out just what I was
So I got up and I took a bus
Straight into the Bank of America
To see if they would cash my heart
But it declined

Took a silver train to the ocean floor
I didn't know what I was looking for
In a book of words I could not speak
Tried to disappear down Union Square
Become a ghost in a district of angels
Among Macy's lights and city hearts
Is this the way it always starts?

The city is a lonely place
And I am its lonely friend
And we will dance together
'Til the end of this crazy parade
In a collection of stolen glances
And forever touching strangers' faces
In forgetting that a loveless life
Is a life not lived at all

I walked for hours 'round Chinatown
A picture in my pocket of something I had not seen
And couldn't believe in
A polaroid of love from a future
Sent back to haunt me with promises only achieved
If I'd just reached out and touched you
As I lay my head on the tiled floor

As I lay my head on the tiled floor
In the cold of this Japanese restaurant
I figured out just what I was
And what I wanted to say
You're the one I want
You're the one I love
And I don't care if everyone knows it
You're the one I want
You're the one I love
So stay right here