Diamonds of rain in the fountains And ten-cent red roses from store counters the moonlight reflect off the river Beside where the trains cross the bridge and down Trains with white on black iron sides And white rushing water that all away And little Miss Someone not want to stay
Everyone's moving, places to go And Mr Zero, he stands still As the water goes one way, the train another Mr. Zero stands still and Someone don't bother
Yesterday's will be cold by tomorrow As of midnight dissolve in the darkness The room is deserted, the have been drawn Miss Someone has packed up and gone
Fast moving cars disappear down the With that say, "Hitch-hikers, do not disturb" Mr. Zero looks quietly up from the Morning has faded, and have grown And Little Someone is on her way home Mr. stands watching, her plane flies above And with frost-bitten hands goodbye to his love
Walks through the park on a bright summer And tapestry kittens that hung on the They all die in the air like a soft chord A vacancy and a bulletin board Mr. Zero is his jacket around him Speaking kind words that should have been said ago But Miss Someone does not want to know
The is deserted, there's dust on the shelf Mr. Zero lonely and talks to himself It's too to change, the fine line has been crossed The charades are all done, Mr. has lost