Eyewitness

Eric's room gets too small one night
(he) takes his whole apartment outside
Down at his desk he sits and writes
Under a streetlight

One starry night just like tonight when these
City lights seem like candlelight
One starry night somewhere between midnight
And sunrise everything will be alright

On the steps someone plays guitar
Carrying into the dark
Far off a saxophone begins following along
Writing the same song

One starry night just like tonight when these
City lights seem like candlelight
One starry night somewhere between midnight
And sunrise everything will be alright

Angela hears the music play
Sees eric and suddenly the lights change
Dare she let her heart take this one chance?
She says "do you want to dance?"

Sometimes she fades away
She's seen too many movies
Killing enough rainy days
With nothing else to do

We'll make our escape
Like the end of casablanca
Taking off from a dark runway
With nothing left to lose

The sun is shining somewhere
Somewhere far away
I could sell everything and go there
Just to hear her say - listen my

Valentine
Say the line
We can be famous for tonight
Superstar
There you are
Bigger than life in black and white
Valentine
Say the line
We can just leave it all behind
Say the line
My valentine

Just like roman holiday
A princess and a schemer
Killing an ordinary day
Any way they choose

Back in hollywood
Convertibles and palm trees
Matinee movie-stars and sunscreen
I wonder if it's true

The sun is rising somewhere
Brighter every day
We'll forget everything and go there
Nothing's in the way

Valentine
Say the line
We can be famous for tonight
Superstar
There you are
Bigger than life in black and white
Valentine
Say the line
We can just leave it all behind
Say the line
My valentine

Sometimes she starts to fade
With starry eyes she tells me
"i want a place in the sun"
She's not the only one

The sun is shining somewhere
Somewhere far away
If we just pack our bags and go there
Everything will change

Valentine
Say the line
We can be famous for tonight
Superstar
There you are
Bigger than life in black and white
Valentine
Say the line
We can just leave it all behind
Say the line
My valentine

Watch the night sky at my window
While the world is fast asleep
I stare into the unknown
I will have no fear as long as you're with me

I will catch your fall- i'll keep the world away
Chasing after daydreams- i am unafraid
Catch me if i fall- in your arms i'm safe
Chasing after daydreams

World gone mad outside my window
Try to buy a higher life
I won't need another thing
I will go on dreaming if you stay with me

I will catch your fall- i'll keep the world away
Chasing after daydreams- i am unafraid
Catch me if i fall- in your arms i'm safe
Chasing after daydreams

Let them tell secrets about us
Jaded words don't mean a thing
We are just beginning
There's no limit we will go on chasing dreams

I will catch your fall- i'll keep the world away
Chasing after daydreams- i am unafraid
Catch me if i fall- in your arms i'm safe
Chasing after daydreams

Trembling hands- drop the needle down
In seconds you're here- at the speed of sound
Skating a scratch on the vinyl- my heart is skipping a beat

I'm hooked again- following the tune
From the top of the shelf- to the end of the groove
Spinning around in a circle- further and further we go

In my time machine - taking a ride
One thousand years ago- when i made you mine
My time machine- the other side
One thousand years to go - will you still be mine

Stuck on the ground - stranded for too long
Wandering around- until i can find the song
All the way back from the station- you're playing inside my head

I know what it takes- to feel the rush again
Leaving this place- at 45 rpm
Traveling sound through the wire- higher and higher we go

In my time machine - taking a ride
One thousand years ago- when i made you mine
My time machine- the other side
One thousand years to go - will you still be mine

Cheated again- the chorus ends too soon
Fall back to earth- to a quiet room
Don't wait for me to recover- can we take another spin

In my time machine - taking a ride
One thousand years ago- when i made you mine
My time machine- the other side
One thousand years to go - will you still be mine

Funny how your head never leaves the clouds
When you're walking down the street
Stepping through the air so non-chalant
You try so hard to flaunt- the sight is such a comedy

I know it doesn't seem like such a long way down
But you're coming close to the edge
Anyway you think you'll never fall
The problems aren't so small - you try impressing all those friends

It's written on your face- anyone can see
You are better than everybody
It's written on your face- anyone can see you really think you know it all

Funny how the words tumble from your mouth
Your head's not even in the room
Lecturing to fill up every lull
To listen is too dull for such an empty skull, it's true

I know it must get very lonely at the top
Living high up on that hill
Anyway, i'm knocking at your door
You can't hide anymore
You're pretending to ignore me still

It's written on your face- anyone can see
You are better than everybody
It's written on your face- anyone can see you really think you know it all

I will watch the sky- streetlights dimly lit
From far away i recognize- her silhouette with someone else
The temperature outside- thaws me and frees up the memory of everything so far behind

Second chances - still waiting
Second chance is still waiting there for me

I count down the miles- headlights hypnotize
From far away i realize- how she once believed in me
I let it slip right by
Scared of facing insecurities i locked away so far inside

Second chances - still waiting
Second chance is still waiting there for me

I have memorized- all the things she said
And i rehearse it line by line- syllables of falling breath
The static on the line
Loneliness as open as the air between the highway and the sky

Second chances - still waiting
Second chance is still waiting there for me