Songwriter: Tom Waits
Producer: Rick Chertoff William Wittman
Outside another yellow moon
Punched a hole in the nighttime, yeah
I climb through the window and down to the street
I'm shining like a new dime
The downtown trains are full
With all those Brooklyn girls
They try so hard to break out of their little worlds
You wave your hand and they scatter like crows
They have nothing that'll ever capture your heart
They're just thorns without the rose
Ooh, be careful of 'em in the dark
Oh if I was the one
You chose to be your only one
Can't you hear me now
Can't you hear me now
Will I see you tonight
Ooh, on a downtown train
Every night it's just the same
You leave me lonely, now
I know your window; I know it's late
I know your stairs and your doorway
I walk down your street and past your gate
I stand by the light at the four way
You watch them as they fall
And they all catch heart attacks
They stay at the carnival, Baby
But they'll never win you back
Will I see you tonight
Baby, on a downtown train
Every night, every night, is just the same
You leave me lonely, now
Will I see you tonight
Ooh, on a downtown train
All my dreams just fall like rain
All upon a downtown train
Outside another yellow moon
Punched a hole in the nighttime, yeah
I climb through the window and down to the street
I'm shining like a new dime
The downtown trains are full
With all those Brooklyn girls
Can't you hear me now
Can't you hear me now
Will I see you tonight
Baby, on a downtown train
Every night, every night, it's just the same
You leave me lonely, now
Will I see you tonight
On a downtown train
All my dreams just fall like rain
All upon a downtown train
Ooo-oo-ooooh-ooh Ooo-wo-ooooh
Punched a hole in the nighttime, yeah
I climb through the window and down to the street
I'm shining like a new dime
The downtown trains are full
With all those Brooklyn girls
They try so hard to break out of their little worlds
You wave your hand and they scatter like crows
They have nothing that'll ever capture your heart
They're just thorns without the rose
Ooh, be careful of 'em in the dark
Oh if I was the one
You chose to be your only one
Can't you hear me now
Can't you hear me now
Will I see you tonight
Ooh, on a downtown train
Every night it's just the same
You leave me lonely, now
I know your window; I know it's late
I know your stairs and your doorway
I walk down your street and past your gate
I stand by the light at the four way
You watch them as they fall
And they all catch heart attacks
They stay at the carnival, Baby
But they'll never win you back
Will I see you tonight
Baby, on a downtown train
Every night, every night, is just the same
You leave me lonely, now
Will I see you tonight
Ooh, on a downtown train
All my dreams just fall like rain
All upon a downtown train
Outside another yellow moon
Punched a hole in the nighttime, yeah
I climb through the window and down to the street
I'm shining like a new dime
The downtown trains are full
With all those Brooklyn girls
Can't you hear me now
Can't you hear me now
Will I see you tonight
Baby, on a downtown train
Every night, every night, it's just the same
You leave me lonely, now
Will I see you tonight
On a downtown train
All my dreams just fall like rain
All upon a downtown train
Ooo-oo-ooooh-ooh Ooo-wo-ooooh
more tracks from the album
From the albums
- The Columbia Record - A Special Cd Sampler 2 (1987)
- Never Enough (1987)
- It’s About Time (2020)
Patty Smyth popular songs
- Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough
- The Warrior
- Everyone Gets Older
- You Hung the Moon
- I Should Be Laughing
- Isn’t It Enough
- River of Love
- Heartache Heard Round the World
- Never Enough
- Make Me a Believer
- Tough Love
- Downtown Train
- Wish I Were You
- Love’s Got A Line On You
- One Moment to Another
- Look What Love Has Done
- Sue Lee
- Ode to Billy Joe
- Shine
- No Mistakes
- The River Cried
- Goodbye To You
- Call to Heaven
- Too Much Love