A strange melancholy, city dust settles on me I go to wash away, the streetlights and the concrete In the big green Bonjour tristesse, oh my heart Sea's the remedy, medicine crashing over me What little I do know of loves, is just what I've seen On the big screen Bonjour tristesse, oh my heart Cyril my friend, you're but a stand in Oh my dear friend, I see you standing Down on the sand, with your dark tan, I see you standing In the end, it feels like pretending Bonjour Tristesse, oh my heart Bonjour Tristesse, hello my heart Cyril my friend, oh my dear friend My friend