Nobody left in the airport lounge They cleaned the ashtrays TV´s just wound down
I´ve got to wait till morning I´ve got to last the night I´ve only got one book To see me through my flight
But when I get to Paris We´ll paint all our portraits In brush-strokes of yellow And christen the canvas The left bank is crying For colour to crown it Like the roof of a palace We´ll drink in the amber When I get to Paris
You were the best of Montmartre Street life You signed the tablecloth Art has its price
It´s so hard to hold on To the ghost of your breed It takes ambition To call the colours you need
I´ve got to wait till morning I´ve got to last the night I´ve only got one book To see me through the flight