Diamonds of silvery rain in the And ten-cent red roses from store counters Watching the moonlight off the river Beside where the trains cross the and slow down with white letters on black iron sides And white water that all rolls away And little Miss does not want to stay
Everyone's moving, places to go And Mr Zero, he stands still As the water goes one way, the train another Mr. Zero stands still and Miss don't bother
Yesterday's kiss will be by tomorrow As campfires of midnight dissolve in the The room is deserted, the blinds been drawn Little Miss Someone has packed up and
Fast moving cars disappear down the signs that say, "Hitch-hikers, do not disturb" Mr. Zero quietly up from the curb has faded, and shadows have grown And Miss Someone is on her way home Mr. Zero stands watching, her plane above And with frost-bitten hands waves to his love
through the park on a bright summer Sunday And tapestry kittens that on the wall They all die in the air like a soft minor A sign and a bulletin board Mr. Zero is wrapping his jacket him Speaking words that should have been said long ago But Little Miss does not want to know
The is deserted, there's dust on the shelf Mr. Zero sits and talks to himself It's too to change, the fine line has been crossed The are all done, Mr. Zero has lost