Lost In The Crowd

The drunks are all sober, on their way into town
By taxi and subway train
They're seated in the theatre when the houselights go down
And the band slowly walks on the stage

So many faces you cannot see
And the orchestra played in the balcony
Lost in the crowd

The baby is sleeping, though the converts yell "encore"
The curtain comes to a close
The audience is leaving, for the concert is over
The singer sits backstage alone

She wipes off her make-up and walks out the door
Disguised as herself, no longer adored
Lost in the crowd

Young man on the corner, a sign by his side
It says "please help, I'm hungry"
They're all on their cellphones, they go walking by
To find somewhere to spend their money

He's just a shadow that no one can see
They don't know his name and he'll always be
Lost in the crowd

The party is over, the moon shuts its eye
In the alley, the cats start to moan
Now that we're older, can't stay out all night
And we find ourselves in bed alone

So many people we cannot see
Behind the walls of this old city
Lost in the crowd