Cafe Society

by Al Stewart

From the album: Russians & Americans

Track 7 of 14 on Russians & Americans (1984).

Duration: 5:37

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Lyrics for Cafe Society

Late at night When reality's failing and nothing is prevailing but the wind I come to you Out of sight Like a fugitive trailing across a barren land, you let me in You always do My reason is caught by a sudden gust Of lateral thought that sweeps me Far beyond It's the opium of the night And the ocean of words That we throw in the air Grow more absurd And nobody seems to care It's a refugee's respite Cafe Society late at night (late at night) While the city lies sleeping and solitude is keeping me awake I think of you (I think of you) Dim your lights Oh, I want to sink deep in that river of oblivion you make I need it, too Let me check-in my mind With my coat at the door 'Cause I want to go flying Where I've never been before Some inviting dark ravine If the hand that you hold In the dead of the night Is a little too cold The body seems just right It's Toulouse Lautrec scene Cafe Society[Sound of footsteps walking along a street. A pause, the Footsteps take two steps up a short flight of stairs. Five knocks, A door opens, a cocktail party is heard in the background, and 'The doorman' asks: "Excuse me, sir, are you a member?"] Blue September, the nights are closing in Blue September, a chill is on the wind Blue September, how was I to know? Blue September, lay the past to rest Blue September, a new life in the west Blue September, some things just get old

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  3. Night Meeting
  4. Accident on 3rd St.
  5. Strange Girl
  6. Russians and Americans
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  8. 1-2-3
  9. The Candidate
  10. The Gypsy and the Rose
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