[00:27.309]It's four in the morning, the end of December[00:33.108]I'm writing you now just to see if you're better[00:38.658]New York is cold, but I like where I'm living[00:43.908]There's music on Clinton Street all through the evening.[00:51.78]Tell me you're building your house deep in the desert[01:01.318]Are you living for nothing now, hope you're keeping some kind of record.[01:10.858]Yes, Jane came by with a lock of your hair[01:19.480]Said you gave it to her[01:23.889]That night when you planned to go clear,OH[01:32.947]Did you ever go clear?[01:36.638]Well, the last time we saw you, you looked so much older[01:42.188]Your famous blue raincoat was torn at the shoulder[01:47.428]Stood in the station and met every train[01:52.668]But she never showed up I'm Lili Marlene[01:58.579]And you treated some woman to a flake of your life[02:10.299]When she got home she was nobody's wife.[02:18.149]Yes, I see you there with a rose in your teeth[02:27.599]One more thin gypsy thief[02:32.969]Well I see Jane's awake[02:41.149]She sends her regards.[02:48.699][03:05.849]And what can I tell you oh what can I tell you[03:11.29]What can I possibly say[03:16.299]I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you[03:21.319]I'm glad that you stood in my way.[03:27.629]And if you ever come by here, be it for Jane or for me[03:36.109]I want you to know your enemy's sleeping[03:41.99]I want you to know your woman is free.[03:46.599]Yes, and thanks, for the trouble you took from her eyes[03:56.959]I thought it was there for good so we never really tried,OH.[04:09.199]And Jane came by with a lock of your hair[04:16.919]Said you gave it to her[04:21.349]That night when you planned to go clear[04:31.149]Sincerely, a friend