Whatever Happened To Benny Santini?

There'll be no moon tonight
And the stars won' t light the sky
There are women on the streets
But there's no loving in their eyes
Feeling weary, tired and wishing
I was standing in your doorway now

There'll be dancing flames
Something better cooking slow, perfume heavy
And all the lanterns turned down slow
Oh that lucky, oh that lucky man
Who's standing in your doorway now

I'm a wandering man, you'll never tie me down
Lifelong sailor, but how i wish i was homeward bound
At this moment, tired and wishing
I was standing at your doorway now

she's back real late yet she don't seem to care
She hangs around outside in late night air
Burning tears upon a smiling face
And she's caught in the fires of spring

The ice of loneliness you've known so long
For good or not seems to have been and gone
Your phoenix flies you high on crazy wings
And you're caught in the fires of spring

When all that you do has faded from view
And [????? ????? ????? ?????] don't mean a thing
Oh you're burned and i'm blind [well, something like that]
And you're caught in the fires of spring

You've been before but never been so fast
Your only hope is that it's gonna last
You know the pain and yet you love it's sting
And you're caught in the fires of spring

Born and raised in wilderness
Of suburban shops and schools
How she tried and tried to be satisfied
With a job on the typing pool
She hated the smell of carbon paper
The office so smoky and dry
How she longed for the day she would make her get away
And say her last goodbye

Bows and bangles on her fingers
And silver bells on her toes
That lady has music where she wonders
That lady has music where she goes

Married a guy with prospects
And so became his wife
And that my friend is the end of the story
'cos that was the rest of his life
She could have been a movie star
She could have made the scene
Right or wrong she still hangs on
Each night to her favourite dream

Bows and bangles on her fingers
And silver bells on her toes
That lady has music where she wonders
That lady has music where she goes

Street lights start to come on
I know that it's time
Stop what you're doing
Meet those drinking friends of mine
First lady call me on the telephone
She said 'get out and die young but i'm staying at home'
Now i believe in love, i believe that it's true
Know i'm defenceless when i look into blue
Sleepy eyes down an angel's face
Don't worry honey no-one's gonna take your place

The closer you get, the better you look
Throw me a line
'cos the closer you get, the more that i see
We'll sure have a good time
I know what you're thinking, well how do i feel?
We'll there's no rules in my book
Except the closer you get, the better you look

Keep one foot in the showroom, one out of sight
Girl i've had some close ones but i'm doing all right
Gold on her fingers don't mean a thing
He'll do his best to hear that sweet lady sing
Now i got the time if you got the place
We've got the know how and you got the face
We got the power, we got no shame
Come over baby, i sure do wanna light your flame
'cos the closer you get, the better you look
Throw me a line
The closer you get, the more that i see
We'll sure have a good time
I know what you're thinking, well how do i feel?
We'll there's no rules in my book
Except the closer you get, the better you look

They say his chances could not have been better
All the promise of a july sun in the morning sky
Laughing at the peering faces
From the windows of a limousine
Caviar with the a & r and still only in his teens
So whatever happened?

I can see him now, his face lit up in neon
One hand up in the air as he turns towards the crowd
His songs of silver arrows they tried to roll into gold
With diamond tips from painted lips
Designed and ready to be sold

They say he could not fall of
They say he could not fail
The wealth and fame would fire his flame
Just as soon as his ship set sail
So whatever happened?

Whatever happened to benny santini?
Whatever happened to the guy on the wall?
Where did he go to if he could not fall of
They tell you they don't know
They don't know at all