So Mr. Heartbreak, you're back Is the dream showing cracks Come back older, come back changed But still chasing the rain With a lightning tattoo Proof
Baby, I went back to funeral row Kicking through the old streets Of a place I once called home, not long ago Searching for an omen, looking for a sign
Look here comes Houdini Handcuffed, blind and bound Here comes a girl now Slips a key into his mouth He says I?ve been under the water I?ve been under
Here I go, back again, sliding off the ceiling Was I gone for long or did I just flick the switch Across the street, away from me A man is singing sympathy
Daylight splits the room You sleep while I watch you How the light shines on you now Breathless and playing tricks But you rise to my fingertips How
Got no gloves and I don?t wear a hat And these streets are cold And I forgot the reasons I came Walk a mile and I cross the bridge To where heat of industry
the city breathe I dream the city?s dreams And she?s still in my arms For another year So bring your broken hearts Call me The King of Cards I?ll make
Here, there Amelia Earhart Queen of all the skies When you gonna fly That plane of yours Back through time? With the timing of a comet You'll be back
So Lord, I wait for your reply But I won?t hold my breath tonight You?re so much empty sky And it?s too late The damage has been done You gave a child
every crowded street And empty bar It's Christmas Day Brooklyn in the rain But I am safe inside An a better world Of hope and memory Drunk on velvet wine Deal your cards
Silent, broken, bruised and cloaked in this desert night I wait for you My eyes wide open, I face this moment and picture you By my side Funny how the
So Mr. Heartbreak you?re back, Is the dream showing cracks Come back older, come back changed But still chasing the rain With a lightning tattoo Proof
Baby I went back to funeral row Kicking through the old streets In a place I once called home Not long ago Searching for an omen Looking for a sign
empty heart It?s Christmas day, Brooklyn in the rain But I am safe inside a better world of hope and memory Drunk on velvet wine, southern cross for light Deal your cards
Look here comes Houdini Handcuffed, blind, and bound Here comes a girl now Slips a key into his mouth He says I?ve been under the water I?ve been under
Here I go, back again Sliding off the ceiling Was I gone for long Did I just flick the switch Across the street away from me A man is singing ?Sympathy
Silent, broken Bruised and cloaked In this desert night I wait for you My eyes wide open I face this moment And picture you By my side Funny how the
So Lord, I?ll wait for your reply But I won?t hold my breath tonight You?re so much empty sky And it?s too late The damage has been done You gave a
