American Lovers

Come and whisper in my ear

Tell me something I should know

Shadows of the past

will melt with the new snow

Don't slip away

Tell me where can we both go

Is it too late for escape

I am old and I don't know

In a distant time and place,

under moonlight cold and clear

With an ever-changing face,

I will always meet you here

Where the sidewalk leads you home,

over rooftops far and near

With doors forever closed,

I will always meet you here

Under the covers, American lovers

Under the covers,American lovers

Come hold me fast

Tell me this isn't fading

I feel it close

but i still like the waiting

I pass you by without even thinking

I take your picture as if I were blinking

In another time and place

When the wind sings out of fear

As the shadows trace your face

I will always meet you here

Under the covers, American lovers

Under the covers, American lovers

On playgrounds at night,

the streetlight shining bright

There's nowhere left to hide

Under the covers, American lovers...