I'd never call this an unpleasant situation  I'd never teach you how to lie  But sometimes I have been walking numb  And I must catch myself before I cry  Before I cry  I never call anything ugly  I never call anything strange and alone  I never want to, take things lightly  Like they have never been my own    Oh, don't - now I haven't heard it yet  Oh, don't - I havn't heard  But I know them - and they are inclined to see  Just who is  And isn't  A lover in the city    I always thought I would be star bright  I always thought you'd feel it too  But sometimes I have been making conversation  And I must catch myself  Before I'm down  I'm down on you  I never think they would be scaring me  scared couples in the cold  They look so fine in their eagerness  I wonder to myself just how they know    Oh, don't - now I haven't heard it yet  Oh, don't - I havn't heard  But I know them - and they are inclined to see  Just who is  And isn't  A lover in the city    I swear  I'm staking out the whole world  I swear  I'm staking out the whole world  I'm staking out the whole world    I could never entertain you  I'd be far too scared to try  But sometimes I have been talking dumb  And I forget myself  And I forget myself  And don't ask, why?    Oh, don't - now I haven't heard it yet  Oh, don't - I havn't heard  But I know them - and they are inclined to see  Just who is  And isn't  A lover in the city