sidewalk song (27th street)

forty-seven cracks in the sidewalk that leads

from my house to yours

how do i know

i count them everyday

while following you

from my house to yours

and though you don't know

i'm with you all the way

wishing i could say

stop! i love you

darlin' won't you stay

but i always hang my head

and count all the cracks in the sidewalk

instead. seventeen streetlights stand in between

my house and yours

how do i know

i count them every night

while tracing my steps

from my house to yours

to the golden glow

of your window light

wish somehow you knew

how long i've been in love with you

and wishin' i were dead

i count all the cracks in the sidewalk

on my way home

to bed.