Daniel's by the jonny pump
he's drunk on cheap wine
he's got a monkey wrench in his hand

saying he'll be prepared next time
everything seemed so right
who would have thought to make amends

with a love so pure
who would have thought we'd burn in the end
from the tip of the fire to the heart of the blaze

when the rain came
there was nothing left to save
sifting thru the ashes for a clue

nothing but a memory of me and you
baby, down on Chelsea Avenue


Light a candle light a light
I'm going to take you down tonight
so let the bells ring and the whistles blow

across the soft country that we used to know
where every path you take is marked
and every story in your heart

all comes running back to you
baby, down on Chelsea Avenue


Didn't we love to love to love
didn't we love to love to love
didn't we love to love now

didn't we
didn't we walk so tall
didn't we walk so free?

didn't have to search for the strength
to be just what we wanted to be
after the temptations

it was just burning rain on wood
the more we learned the less we really understood
now I don't know who makes these final decisions

who will be rewarded, punished or just forgiven
but I forgave you darling because I knew
it's what you would have wanted me to do

baby, down on Chelsea Avenue