when the sun goes down behind the cold dark mountain
when the moon starts lounging in that big, black sky
we'll take the car downtown where the streets are alway crowded

wave our hands to all the people as we pass them by

when the wind picks up between the empty buildings

when the water starts rising in that alleyway
we'll walk outside and close our eyes and toss a coin into the river
and if you look then we'll be standing in the downtown rain


we're going stargazing
and shadow chasing

until the moon erases our saddest songs
and we'll take our places
in the midnight races

until the night goes wasting in to the early morn

when the lights shine bright upon the crowds of lonely people

when the city writes our names upon their marquis signs
we'll walk on past and top our hats while all the gold turns to glitter
and we'll be staring at the headlines with their jealous eyes


we're going stargazing
and shadow chasing

until the moon erases our saddest songs
and we'll take our places
in the midnight races

until the night goes wasting in to the early morn