Ne Me Quitte Pas

Down in Bowery, they lose their ball-eyes and their lipped-mouths in the night

And stumbling through the streets, they say "Sir, do you got a light?

And if you do, then you're my friend, and if you don't, then you're my foe

And if you are a deity of any sort, then please don't go"

Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Ah-ah-ah, ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Down on Lexington, they're walking, new shoes stuck to aging feet

And close their eyes and open and not recognize the aging street

And think about how things were right when they were young and veins were tight

And if you are the ghost of Christmas Past, then wont you stay the night?

Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Ah-ah-ah, ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Ah-ah-ah, ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Down in Bronxy-Bronx, the kids go sledding down snow-covered slopes

And frozen noses, frozen toes, the frozen city starts to glow

And yes, they know that it will pas, and yes, they know New York will thaw

But if you are a friend of any sort, then play along and catch a cold

Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Ah-ah-ah, ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Ah-ah-ah, ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

I love Paris in the rain, I love Paris in the rain

I love, I love, I love in the rain

I love Paris in the rain, I love Paris in the rain

Man, I love, I love, I love in the rain

I love, I love, I love in the rain

Down in Paris, they walk fast, that is unless they're walking slow

And in cafés, they look away, that is unless they look right in

And in the gardens, I get lost, that is unless I'm getting found

And if you are the ghost of New York City, won't you stick around?

Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Ah-ah-ah, ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

Ah-ah-ah, ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas

I love Paris in the rain, I love Paris in the rain

I love, I love, I love in the rain

I love Paris in the rain, I love Paris in the rain

Man, I love, I love, I love in the rain

And I love, I love, I love in the rain

I love, I love in the rain, in the rain

Oh, I love in the rain, in the rain, in the rain

Ne me quitte pas

Ne me quitte pas

Ne me quitte pas