A Chair In The Sky

[00:12.67] The rain slammed hard as bars
[00:22.69] It caught me--by surprise
[00:29.89] Mutts of the planet
[00:34.39] And shook me down for alibis
[00:43.42] I'm waiting
[00:47.03] For the keeper to release me
[00:51.58] Debating this sentence
[00:57.85] Biding my time
[01:01.44] In memories
[01:06.00] Of old friends of mine ...
[01:09.69] In daydreams of Birdland
[01:16.83] I see my soul on fire
[01:20.48] Burning up the bandstand
[01:25.85] Next time
[01:26.72] I'll be bigger!
[01:31.31] I'll be better than ever!
[01:34.02] I'll be happily attached
[01:38.59] To my cold hard cash!
[01:43.97] But now Manhattan holds me
[01:52.95] To a chair in the sky
[01:57.44] With the bird in my ears
[02:02.91] And boats in my eyes
[02:09.25] Going by
[02:35.40] There are things I wish I'd done
[03:26.08] Some friends I'm gonna miss
[03:34.16] Beautiful lovers
[03:39.68] I never got the chance to kiss...
[03:46.84] Daydreamin' drugs the pain of living
[03:55.98] Processions of missing
[04:00.42] Lovers and friends
[04:05.85] Fade in and they fade out again
[04:12.16] In these daydreams of rebirth
[04:22.11] I see myself in style
[04:25.75] Raking in what I'm worth
[04:29.35] Next time
[04:31.13] I'll be bigger!
[04:33.88] I'll be better than ever!
[04:38.35] I'll be resurrected royal!
[04:41.19] I'll be rich as Standard Oil!
[04:46.53] But now--Manhattan holds me
[04:56.44] To a chair in the sky
[05:01.98] With the bird in my ears
[05:06.45] And boats in my eyes
[05:13.64] Going by
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