There's nothing more gorgeous or grotesque than the Sight of the garbage dumped on the sides of the railroad tracks In the morning, on my way to work, I see them- little lumps- just glittering in the sunshine What a messy way to say thank you What a messy way to say thank you Oh, we need a closeness There's nothing more helpless or hopeless than the Birds of the city streets, with the dirt on their heavy wings In the evening, on my way to sleep, I hear them- screaming out into a bitter melody What a messy way to say thank you What a messy way to say thank you Oh, we need a closeness 'Cause when I wake I am so far out from reach I am so far from We need a closeness, a harmless closeness Oh we need a closeness, a harmless closeness!