Close-Up Vol. 2

In the ironbound section near Avenue L where the Portuguese women come to see what you sell the clouds so low the morning so slow as the wires cut through the sky The beams and bridges cut the light on the ground into little triangles and the rails r

My name is Calypso and I have lived alone I live on an island and I waken to the dawn A long time ago I watched him struggle with the sea I knew that he was drowning and I brought him into me Now today come morning light, he sails away After one last

The soldier came knocking upon the queen's door He said, "I am not fighting for you any more" The queen knew she'd seen his face someplace before And slowly she let him inside. He said, "I've watched your palace up here on the hill And I've

Think about the world you love Now think of where it wants to go All things you can see around you You can change them Rearrange them in your mind If you've heard tales of transformation Now then one two three, You could be the man who played god Ham

Zephyr & I stand out on West End Avenue Talking about the things that All of us used to do And the wind kicks up with the smell of rain The kids are gone but the souls remain Zephyr and I sort out our Long time memories Do you remember, he says, The

My name is Luka I live on the second floor I live upstairs from you Yes I think youve seen me before If you hear something late at night Some kind of trouble, some kind of fight Just dont ask me what it was I think its because Im clumsy I try not to

New York City spread herself before you With her bangles and her spangles and her stars You were impressed with the city so undressed You had to go out cruising all the bars Your business trip extended through the weekend Suburban boy here for your f

In Liverpool On Sunday No traffic On the avenue The light is pale and thin Like you No sound, down In this part of town Except for the boy in the belfry He's crazy, he's throwing himself Down from the top of the tower Like a hunchback in heaven He's

"We had our Neighborhood girl, she Used to hang out, in front of McKinsey's Bar, and we were Interested in her, and her Clientele... We just wonder where she's gone..." "Oh she's gone?" "Yes, she's gone, gone, gone." "I