I am lonely tonight
In the shadows of wine drenched songs about heartbreak
In the extortion of my worldly occupations
In the flicker of a fire that sees no lovers
In the melancholy of the accordion
I am lonely tonight

I am lonely tonight
For you, my love, who I should not have left in New York
Who’s name I hear when someone says “Paris”
Whose voice is a baptism
I am lonely for the eyes that bring the mountain vista to life

I am lonely tonight
In my singular warehousing of the world’s obscure places
And the songs that spring from them
In languages I do not know though feel them all

I am lonely tonight
A whistle in the air
Drinking the memory of you