Diamonds of silvery in the fountains And ten-cent red roses department store counters Watching the moonlight off the river Beside where the trains cross the and slow down Trains with letters on black iron sides And white rushing that all rolls away And little Miss Someone not want to stay
moving, with places to go And Mr Zero, he sadly stands As the water goes one way, the train goes Mr. Zero stands still and Miss don't bother
kiss will be cold by tomorrow As of midnight dissolve in the darkness The room is deserted, the have been drawn Miss Someone has packed up and gone
Fast moving cars disappear the highway With that say, "Hitch-hikers, do not disturb" Mr. Zero looks up from the curb has faded, and shadows have grown And Little Miss is on her way home Mr. Zero stands watching, her plane flies And with frost-bitten hands goodbye to his love
Walks the park on a bright summer Sunday And tapestry kittens that on the wall They all die in the air like a soft chord A vacancy sign and a board Mr. Zero is wrapping his around him Speaking kind that should have been said long ago But Little Someone does not want to know
The night is deserted, there's on the shelf Mr. Zero sits lonely and talks to It's too late to change, the fine line has crossed The are all done, Mr. Zero has lost