madame lafont's advice

When you stood me up outside the bodega
I sucked on my teeth and said I didn't care
But inside I felt like a kid in a parking lot
Watching her birthday balloons fly away.

Our 7th time around I thought was The Special One
I'd heard of the lucky number 7 somewhere
But then Madame Lafont told me I was a 6 for sure
And when I get home you and Douggie are gone

'Cause you make the Bronx glow
Like the sky over Roswell
The Harlem River floods her banks when you smile
And the city soon smells like coffee and tangerines
And I just don't buy that you're gone

At home life is dull; it reminds me of Cleveland
I wear my beige terry cloth robe everywhere
I chat with the courtesy callers 'til morning,
Use straws to sip leftover beer

'Cause you make the Bronx glow
Like the sky over Roswell
The Harlem River floods her banks when you smile
And the city soon smells like coffee and tangerines
And I just don't buy that you're gone

'Cause you make the Bronx glow
Like the sky over Roswell
The Harlem River floods her banks when you smile
And the city soon smells like coffee and tangerines
And I just don't buy that you're gone