American Abroad

We said we'd never call each other babe Then we started in Late nights sleeping in We watched the Lakers lose Then a red eye out of town I'm an American abroad Grinning too loud Laughing too much They said my white teeth freaked them out We went for curry, talked about the ways we all diverge We walked outside your royals' house Then chasing windmills Took the shortcut through the hippy free state No one likes to hear dreams secondhand Still I had a dream I was looking for you A Waldo run amuck A Guess Who game gone wrong I'm an American abroad Paying too much For tchotchkes and wares And drinking much too much I'm getting lost out here, I'm having fun, but really I still miss you I'm an American abroad Running from you Down cobblestone lanes But your eyes stay in my mind You glanced at me between shifting gears when we drove to Laguna