i met the girl of my dreams in a coffee shop last week somewhere on the lower east side she walked in the door with her dog and a friend who was lost in the new york times i am pacing back and forth feeling nervous accidentally spilled my coffee on purpose hoping she d notice she turned away paid the cashier have a nice day i m waiting for the train i m watching the people so busy as they all walk by the doors they slide open it s hot and it s crowded living in these new york times i am not to be bothered by no one put on my headphones to drown the commotion but a fight breaks out right in front of me get off at the next stop before they try to run on me i look for love everywhere i go i ve been asking why is the world so cold been tempted twice will i sell my soul i keep asking why is the world so cold so cold so cold is the world so cold so cold so cold is the world so cold i m hollywood bound with a dollar and lint in my pocket but i m doing fine meeting at two but i ll probably be late cause i m still stuck on new york time then i get stuck in traffic for an hour wise man told me patience is power but he probably wasn t stuck in traffic was he it s crazy how the 405 is ugly now i m lost in a small town somewhere outside phoenix decided to go for a drive this place looks brooklyn i m loving it here and i m having a new york time except i can really see the stars right above me no pollution nothing but me suddenly the city lights flash then i m right back just like that  left to die lived to tell summer s gone wish you well but i don t know where i m driving to driving crazy driving miss daisy til i m pushing up daisies it may be that the woman i met who told me never forget was the same one who left and made me live with this regret no talking now i m walking now just put me in a coffin now throw me in the ground i hope they miss when i m not around but i ll be fine cause in due time i ll start to climb and reach my prime then walk the line i free my mind sometimes when you least want it that s when life will throw you the signs cause if love is what you re looking for it s love you ll never find 1