Kids around
here look just like sticks
They trade old licks with a beat of six
I just smile and catch the groove
Got the girls all dressed in black
Serious as heart attacks
Takes a little bit of getting used to
The old man with the whiskey stains
Lost the night, forgot his name
His poor wife will sleep alone again
And it ain't hard to understand
Why she's holding on to her own hair
It's midnight in Chelsea
Midnight in Chelsea
No one's asking me for favors
No one's looking for a savior
They're too busy
Saving me
I've a lonesome rain to dry
Seems a chauffeur took a dive
He sold his secrets to the sun
Ah, later in a magazine
I finally figured what it means
To be a saint, not a queen
Two lustful lovers catch a spark
Chase their shadows in
the dark
Someone's getting off tonight
A big red bus that's packed so tight
Disappears in a trail of light
Somewhere someone's dreaming,
baby
It's alright, it's midnight in Chelsea
Midnight in Chelsea
No one's askin' me for favors
No one's lookin' for a savior
They're too busy savin' me
Midnight in Chelsea
No one's tendin' dreams on me
No one's askin' me to flee
I'm the man I wanna be
But just a girl singing
Sha la la la, sha la la la
Sha la la la, sha la la ooh
Sha la la la, sha la la la
Sha la la la, sha la la ooh
It's morning when I go to sleep
The distant dawn of church
bell rings
Another day is coming on
Baby's born and old man dies
The way young lovers kiss goodbye
I'll leave my soul and just move on
And wish that I was there to sing
this song
It's midnight in Chelsea
Oh, midnight in Chelsea
No one's asking me for favors
No one's looking for a savior
They're too busy saving me
It's midnight in Chelsea
No one's pinned the trees on me
No one's asking me to bleed
I'm the man I wanna be
The man I wanna be
The man I wanna be
Midnight in Jersey