Tubeway Army - My Shadow In Vain (Original Version) lyrics

[Verse 1] Stroll to the cafe My God how time flies And I close up my brain Another friend dies And me I'm just the same [Verse 2] Soaking up Broadway Nightlife in Detroit And I'd buy New York ladies If these lights weren't so bright And me I wasn't there [Verse 3] Stagger down Main Street A knife in my side And I fall to the gutter In tears but with pride And me I'm feeling no pain [Verse 4] Moving out of central This waiter knows me well Said he'll spill the whole story (He) may be lyin' I can't tell And me I'm not that kind [Chorus] I've been searching for my shadow in vain How can I be still while my lifeline remains I've been searching for my shadow in vain How can I be still while my lifeline remains With him [Verse 5] Try to steal a needle Bring peace to my head And I'm stumbling down the alleys I find k**ers instead And me I'm the cause of it all [Verse 6] Street corner women Are taking their toll Now they look at me, I'm dying And I'm going home And me, I'm lovin' it all [Chorus] I've been searching for my shadow in vain How can I be still while my lifeline remains I've been searching for my shadow in vain How can I be still while my lifeline remains With him