One smile is a lot to ask From a city known for glass And for all of the trains that pass Five for every hour That look is a rule of thumb Lapping up against the doors of sun Isn't that where the sin comes from That lies beside the sea Watch out or the sun will set On the picture we tried to paint On the story of why we met The maker or the man So light up with a golden blaze But it's as empty as any maze And they sure build 'em high these days You wonder, were you kind? See none of this was mine I knew that almost all the time That I took a soft line With you A good plan can be hard to find Here you can choose from a dozen lines But they all run on railroad time So everyone agrees But sometimes it's a shorter walk Miss the station, miss the talk And miss the opening door you locked And look the other way See none of this was mine I knew that almost all the time That I took a soft line With you Time to stay alone We didn't really know Well let the record show That I did know