metroland

yearning we were yearning

green light blinding on the rail

burning we were burning

and the line unwinding to the holy grail

to the future gleaming on a blue horizon

and a golden girl on golden sand

dreaming fantasizing

in another world from metroland

i've danced in rain and i've been django

and i've got laid

i've been a rolling stone

i've been verlaine

and i've been rimbaud

not afraid to walk alone

and now i take my midnight ramble

do i fold or play what's in my hand

what's at stake and what's the gamble

do i stay in metroland

dreams yesterday's laughter

ghosts and lovers come back to play

but dreams have a morning after

and run for cover

in the light of day

i got something real worth holding on to

i can belong to and understand

i've made my deal

i will go on to

make my peace with metroland