Walking at a Downtown Pace

I'm making plans for the day all of this is through Seeing my path there Hearing the song I'll sing and food that I'll taste And all the drinks that I'll consume Return the smile of an unmasked friend As we take streets I don't walk down 'cause I want to avoid Fighting temptation Walk at a downtown pace and treasure the crowds That once made me act so annoyed Sometimes I wonder how long 'til I'm a face in one? You'd be surprised to learn what you could bear to lose Wanting and needing, not getting either one And planning the future as the time we also choose Pick out a movie, a sandwich from the street Yeah, how many days in life will I spend underground? Hours in total, as many as it takes And how many ways of feeling lousy have I found? Lately, I've counted I've found a reason to exist Waving on the top On the top of the world Begging not to go extinct No one has to stop How many times now have I walked into that room? With the day shining through purple film combining Sound from the corners that you use yourself to tune Like a piano, well tuned and walking slowly Socks on the carpet while some kid watches my shoes Feeling the sun like a bolt of lightning House of dreams you were once my girl for New York City blues Is this goodbye then? Will you be on the other side? Waiting there for me Nothing left to want Cashing in my claim to the world Nothing more supreme On the other side Waiting there for me Nothing left to want Cashing in my claim to the world Nothing more supreme