An Air Conditioned Man

I heard the sound of the church at six I fell among the cooling bricks All the tall trees were still lining the avenue Hanging there Like old friends do, bystanding quietly Had the game lost its spark? Evening star, right on cue Still in a solid state Still in a solid state for so long Night train passing over And the sound kept on ringing 'round I went the long way, I would be vindicated I kept my head down, two eyes on the paving Caught in a necktie, a lifestyle in single file A river of brake lights to opposite lifts And opposite lofts Still in a solid state Still in a solid state for so long Night train passing over And the sound kept on ringing round World A.D. You walk past the wall you first kissed her against How could you forget? While the sirens howled and the wind caressed Under jacaranda Beneath the burnt-out moon Or was it over there? Did it ever matter in the first place? Does she still think about it now and then? In her air conditioned home On her air conditioned street In an air conditioned city