Japanese Girlfriend from Soho Pop by Mendenhall

Japanese Girlfriend

I take the subway train
It seems to take all day
To get to South Houston
Where my baby waits

My wrist watch goes tick tock, tick tock
At every stop along the way
It's getting late

I know, I know
It's just a little bit further
Till we get to Mercer Street
Where she waits so patiently

Cause I work all day
On this concrete isle
Beneath the canopy
Of the Manhattan skyline

And I get the feeling
That I'm losing ground
Just drifting further everyday
What in the world am I gonna do

I got a Japanese girlfriend
(He's got a Japanese girlfriend)
I got a Japanese girlfriend
(2 x's)

I step off the subway train
I must be nearly and hour late
To get to South Houston
Where my baby waits

I scan the candlelit room for awhile
Until I spot a familiar face
One look in her almond eyes
And my worries drift away

I know, I know
It's just a fleeting oasis
A momentary haven in
This crazy world we're living in

© 1998 John Mendenhall

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