So it goes, history shows Deserts must expand Camels sail like wooden ships Like women on The Strand There's a sand on second avenue And the wind blows like a train Taxis line up like a string of pearls Around the block again I remember everything and every window pane Every word came back to me Like I was Superman But then I saw your face across the street Through the tears of Hercules There's a bus that leaves at eight fifteen Another one at ten Should I climb aboard, risk everything And ride it to the end? Watch the hills like rollercoasters Up against the sky And wish that you were here by me So close that I could die You said love wrecks everything And none of us survive But I got over you last night Inside this empty dive But then I saw your face across the street Through the tears of Hercules I remember everything and every window pane Every word came back to me Like I was Superman 'Til I saw your face across the street Through the tears of Hercules Through the tears of Hercules