The city is a lover who's on his knees And the night was made for dogs and the dead I'm on a first floor apartment where the rain is falling like snow And after three days drinking, as many lovers too I am baptized, don't be afraid of d**h, let him in Give him the best seat, take him to bed Love d**h like a birthday boy Love him like a mad king They always let you die before they let you sing To make it real you must come away From the middle of where you want and start again, oh...yeah La-la-la-la-la, start again He read Eliot to me on the sofa While i drank a pint of champagne You know when the words are perfect Cause they sound like silence, nothing I'm on a first floor apartment, the rain is falling like hail And after three days drinking, as many lovers too I become a genius, don't be afraid of life. let her in Give her the best seat, give her your knife Love life like a spiteful twin Love her like a mad wife They always let you die before they give you life Life, to make it real you must come away From the middle of where you want and start again, oh....yeah Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh...oh, yeah, oh...yeah Oh...yeah, oh-du-du-du, yeah, du-u-du-du, yeah Oh...oh-oh, ou yada-oh, nah, ou yada-oh, nah Ou yada-oh, nah, ou yada-oh, nah, ou yada-oh, nah Ou yada-oh, nah, ou yada-oh, nah, ou yada-oh, nah