well you tell me you love me and i m alright simple as that like the tail of a kite and the old legionnaires well they re spoiling for a fight on the streets of st augustine well the sun was in a bad mood in a cold winter sky it was having a laugh on the look of surprise me i m walking the cobblestone like a poet or a spy on the streets of st augustine hey hey hey hey california shimmers and i ll chase you someday to the fountain of youth by the edge of the bay but for now i just wanna carry you away to the streets of st augustine well they burned down the town in the name of a king divided it up for diamonds and rings now they re telling the singers there s no place to sing on the streets of st augustine hey hey hey hey and fred well he s down from nova scotia again he s sailing the seas on the palm of the wind and he s going off to cuba that canadian from the streets of st augustine  and you can run from the pocket of a comfortable hand put your soul in a suitcase and travel the land and count yourself lucky if you finally stand on the streets of st augustine well you tell me you love me and i m alright simple as that like the tail of a kite i close my eyes and we re walking tonight on the streets of st augustine hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey