When we were younger we thought

Everyone was on our side

Then we grew a little
And romanticized the time I saw
Flowers in your hair
Cause it takes a boy to live
But it takes a man to pretend he was there

So then we grew a little and knew a lot

And now we demonstrated it to the cops
And all the things we said
We were self-assured

Cause it's a long road to wisdom

But it's a short one
To being ignored

Be in my eyes
Be in my heart
Be in my eyes ai yai yai
Be in my heart

So now I think that I could

Love you back
And I hope it's not too late cause you're so attractive
And the way you move
I won't close my eyes
Cause it takes a man to live
But it takes a woman to make him compromise

Be in my eyes
Be in my heart
Be in my eyes ai yai yai
Be in my heart

I stood alone, upon the platform in vain

The Puerto Ricans they were playing the salsa in the rain
With open doors and manual locks
In fast-food parking lots

I headed West, I was a man on the move

New York, it lied to me, I needed the truth
Oh, I need somebody, I needed someone I could trust
And I don't gamble, but if I did I would bet on us

Like the Dead Sea

You told me I was like the Dead Sea
You'll never sink when you are with me
Oh, Lord, like the Dead Sea

I'm like the Dead Sea

[Video version:] The nicest words you ever said to me
[Album version:] The finest words you ever said to me
Honey can't you see
I was born to be, be your Dead Sea

You told me you were good at running away

Domestic life, it never suited you like a suitcase
You left with just the clothes on your back
took the rest when you took a nap

Yes, there are times we live for somebody else

Your father died and you decided to live it
For yourself you felt, you just felt it was time
And I'm glad, 'cause you with cats, that's just not right

Like the Dead Sea

You told me I was like the Dead Sea
You'll never sink when you are with me
Oh, Lord, I'm your Dead Sea

I'm like the Dead Sea

The nicest words you ever said to me
Honey can't you see
I was born to be, be your Dead Sea

I've been down, I've been defeated

You're the message, I will heed it
Would you stay
Would you stay the night?

Dead Sea
told me I was like the Dead Sea
You'll never sink when you are with me
Oh, Lord, I'm your Dead Sea

I'm like the Dead Sea

The nicest words you ever said to me
Honey can't you see
I was born to be, be your Dead Sea