paroles de chanson Folk Song 3 - Paris Street

Seeing our friends
Through the camera's lens
And the good times that we used to have

Our alcohol breath
And the light cigarettes
And the drugs so unselfishly passed

But the parties are done
And the morning has come
And sobriety deals us a blow

The house is a mess
There are beer bottles left
On the carpet that's stained with merlot

The workday begins
We crawl back to routines
Of the everyday and the mundane

In seconds we miss
All the fun and blissful
Excesses of our holidays

The hours are spent
Wondering where they went
We are tired and broke and alone

The friends we embraced
With a warm drunken grace
Are just voices from the telephone

A night at the bar
After a week of catharsis
A pint or three to wash it down

When I'm drinking slow
Then the bartender knows
I am dreaming of leaving this town

But the thought of my friends
Brings those dreams to an end
They are set aside for another time

Some phone calls are made
Soon we're all at my place
We are laughing and drinking cheap wine

But as soon as they've left
I start to second-guess
All my choices and what they might mean

Do I leave it behind
Or just stay here resigned
To a life of content wondering

I think of this land
With a wide-eyed romantic's
Sense of all I can possible have

Do I go out and see
Where this life might take me
Or just shrug it off with a nervous laugh

The night is just made up
Of stars unaware of
The power that they can convey

The meanings derived
The effects on the lives
Of so many so far away

But they do me no use
When it comes time to choose
Whether to go or stay as before

It won't get any better
I know it's now or never
There's no reason to wait anymore

The charm of the road
And the countless ways to go
The possibilities once on the way

There are stories all around
There are lovers to be found
And mistakes that just need to be made

There's no more need for thinking
I'll pack up my things
Sing a long hug goodbye to my friends

Then get in my car
Drive while counting the stars
I'll be smiling and dreaming again