Track 10 of the album Paper Moon Rent · 2011
Second Floor, New Town, Open Window
“A new town, a second-floor window and a lot of boxes. It's about starting over without feeling brave about it.”
jazz ballad · hopeful ballad · supper-club · 3:37
Lyrics
Second floor in a town I don't know Boxes stacked against the wall I open up the window wide To hear the evening call Open window, new town night Let me hear your sound Somebody's cooking, somebody's laughing Somebody's walking round I left a life I knew by heart To start again with you, my dear Open window, new town night I think I'll stay right here A piano drifts from down the street Someone plays it soft and slow I find myself humming along To a song I didn't know Open window, new town night Let me hear your sound Somebody's cooking, somebody's laughing Somebody's walking round I left a life I knew by heart To start again with you, my dear Open window, new town night I think I'll stay right here Tomorrow I'll find the baker And learn which way the buses go But tonight I'll sit here quietly And let the new town know Open window, new town night Let me hear your sound Somebody's cooking, somebody's laughing Somebody's walking round I left a life I knew by heart To start again with you, my dear Open window, new town night I think I'll stay right here I think I'll stay right here