"Paint Peeling"

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I suppose you could call it my bright idea
To walk all the way back home across the bridge; I take responsibility for it

But what a rare opportunity to discover up close
The sturdy engineering of the Queensboro; I take full responsibility for all of it

And I'll help you call in sick -- I promise I'll deliver -- if you hold my hand while I vomit in the East River

I suppose I'll be missing work again
And I miss my family and friends
And when we're both famous we can laugh
But tonight let's just focus on making it back home

Discover up close where we're structurally deficient because paint peeling makes a sound if you listen

And we missed last call at the bridge and tunnel club and if I were Paul Simon I would write a song about it but everything I sing feels like a cliché and now you're questioning your acting career

The city looks pretty but it's so far away from here

So we climb up to the platform to the elevated train and pass out waiting, let our dreams float away -- float away drunkenly out of reach
Near every plan that's up in the air

Dreams float of reach
Near every plan that's up in the air
And the city looks pretty
But it's so far away from here

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