Derek Nelson - Sidestreets In London lyrics

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I witnessed her walking <br>on the sidestreets in London <br>in an alleyway fit for a bum. <br>The strap on her shoulder <br>had long since broken <br>and her dress had washed out in the sun. <br>"To Trafalgar or nothing," <br>She told herself <br>While the taxis all asked her to fight <br>I had been looking for something <br>and ever since then <br>I thought that she could turn out alright. <br> <br>We're like strangers, though; <br>like neighbors yelling; <br>like the song trapped down in the den. <br>Lately I've been thinking <br>about all that it could be like <br>just to live as simple as this. <br> <br>I followed her walking <br>to a bank in Manhattan <br>to a money machine carved out of gold. <br>and I stood pat, wishin' <br>as her eyelid kept twitchin' <br>like a dog left out in the cold. <br>She said she loved me, <br>or something <br>I could tell she was bluffing <br>Yeah, her eyes do that when she lies. <br>I hailed a taxi <br>It missed me <br>so did she when she kissed me <br>but there's another one right down the line. <br> <br>Now, I'm the downtown breeze <br>airing my secrets <br>I'm the preacher preaching in sin. <br>Lately I've been thinking <br>about all that it would be like <br>if we could live simple as this<br>