Midnight in Chelsea

The kids 'round here look just like sticks

They trade old licks with a beat up six

I just smile and catch the groove

Gothic girls all dress in black

Serious as heart attacks

It takes a little bit of getting used to

And the old man with the whiskey stains

Lost the night forgot his name

His poor wife will sleep alone again

And it ain't hard to understand

Why she's holding on to her own hand

It's midnight in Chelsea

Midnight in Chelsea

No one's asking me for favors

No one's looking for a savior

They're too busy saving me

I've seen a lonesome ranger drive

Seems her chauffeur took a dive

And sold her secrets to the sun

And later in a magazine

I finally figured what it means

To be a saint, and not a queen

Two lustful lovers catch a spark

And chase their shadows in the dark

Someone's getting off tonight

Of a big red bus that's packed so tight

It disappears in a trail of light

Somewhere someone's dreaming baby it's all right

It's midnight in Chelsea

Midnight in Chelsea

No one's asking me for favors

No one's looking for a savoir

They're too busy saving me

Yeah that's midnight in Chelsea

Midnight in Chelsea

No one's pinned the dreams on me

No one's asking me to bleed

I'm the man I want to be

When Chelsea girls sing

Sha la la la, Sha la la la

Sha la la la, Sha la la la

Oh, oh

Sha la la la, Sha la la la

Sha la la la, Sha la la la

Oh, oh, oh, oh

It's morning when I go to sleep

In the distant dawn a church bell rings

Another day is coming on

A baby's born, an old man dies

Somewhere young lovers kiss good-bye

I leave my soul and just move on

And I wish I was there to sing this song

And I wish I was there

I wish I was there

I wish I was there to sing this song

It's midnight in Chelsea

Midnight in Chelsea

No one's asking me for favors

No one's looking for a savior

They're too busy saving me

Yeah that's midnight in Chelsea

Midnight in Chelsea

No one's pinned the dreams on me

No one's asking me to bleed

I'm the man I want to be

The man I want to be

The man I want to be

Midnight in Chelsea