I missed you tonight at the party, oh, oh-oh
New York ain´t place to feel lonely, oh, oh-oh
So I left for the stranger who knew me, oh, oh-oh
She´s sleeping beside me peacefully, oh, oh-oh

But in my head, I´m miles away
Back on the island again
Laying with you, Marianne
In my head, rolling ´round our bed
We are an island again
I´m Leonard and you´re Marianne

Never take me back again
´Cause you know just what you´ll get
You know just what you´ll get

You show me the bird on the wire, oh, oh-oh
You gave me my songs and my future, oh, oh-oh
And I guess you could say that I´ve taken Manhattan
Well, you´re back on Hydra and dressed in white cotton, oh, oh-oh

But in my head, I´m miles away
Back on the island again
I´m laying with you, Marianne
In my head, rolling ´round our bed
We are an island again
I´m Leonard and you´re Marianne

Never take me back again
´Cause you know just what you´ll get
You know just what you´ll get
I beg you never take me back again
´Cause you know just what you´ll get
But I go there in my head

At the Chelsea Hotel, wasted in the arms of a stranger
Every little detail written in the song that betrays ya

At the Chelsea Hotel, I´m wasted in the arms of a stranger
Every little detail written in the song to betray ya

In my head, I´m miles away
Back on the island again
I´m laying with you, Marianne
In my head, rolling ´round our bed
We are an island again
I´m Leonard and you´re Marianne

Never take me back again
´Cause you know just what you´ll get
You know just what you´ll get
I beg you never, never take me back again
´Cause you know just what you´ll get
But I go there in my head