So it goes, history shows
Deserts must expand
Camels sail like wooden ships
Like women on The Strand
There's a sand on second avenue
And the wind blows like a train
Taxis line up like a string of pearls
Around the block again

I everything and every window pane
Every word came back to me
Like I was Superman
But then I saw your face across the street
Through the tears of Hercules

There's a bus that leaves at eight fifteen
Another one at ten
Should I climb aboard, risk everything
And ride it to the end?
Watch the hills like rollercoasters
Up against the sky
And wish that you were here by me
So close that I could die

You said love wrecks everything
And none of us survive
But I got over you last night
Inside this empty dive

But then I saw your face across the street
Through the tears of Hercules

I everything and every window pane
Every word came back to me
Like I was Superman
'Til I saw your face across the street
Through the tears of Hercules
Through the tears of Hercules