I stand by a busy street  Motion passes by  She walks across from me  Starlight in her eyes  A simple phrase   The perfect line  I meet her gaze  She catches mine     How I wish for you to come  To my side of the sidewalk  If you would take my hand  I'd take you to a place  Where simpler things are true    I spend all my money's worth  Trying to get to you  I call in the pouring rain  From a phone booth  This avenue   Is a parking lot  The lights are red but I  I can't stop    How I wish for you to come  To my side of the sidewalk  If you would take my hand  I'd take you to a place  Where simpler things are true    (incoherent chanting)    How I wish for you to come  To my side of the sidewalk  If you would take my hand  If you would take my hand  If you would take my hand    How I wish for you to come  To my side of the sidewalk  If you would take my hand  I'd take you to a place  Where simpler things are true