Incognito Street

Incognito Street

Theres lightning on the Gulf tonight
It's 26 degrees
we left all the windows open
No trace of any breeze.
I thought that you were sleeping
til you said something about the heat.
Bet they're freezing back in Oslo
Down on Incognito street .

Snow puffing off the rooftops
On the veranda's frozen leaves
Leaves swishing though the barbeque
Around the tramcars muffled wheels.
I thought that you were sleeping
til you complained about the heat.
Bet they're freezing back in Oslo
Down on Incognito street.

Oh incognito
Your grand old houses
Poised like untouched wedding cakes.
On summer balconies
The scent of riesling,
Shrimp and crabmeat canepes
Hydrangeas in the gardens,
Small coloured birds in every tree,
And the world is
as it should be
Down on incognito street.

New York wants your attention
So she grabs you by the throat.
Miamis far more gentile
The barmen wear white coats.
Makes you feel you're getting treated
They serve you nuts and snacks to eat.
Bet they're freezing back in Oslo
Down on Incognito street.

I'm dumping these Bermuda shorts
I miss my blazer, my Gucci shoes
Everybody down on Solliplass
Thinks we're loaded but that's not true.
In rented accommodation,
In fancy cars they hire or lease .
They've got no money
They're all just-pretending,
Down on Incognito street.

Oh incognito I remember
Though it was very long ago.
We walked hand in hand,
Our footsteps muffled
by the snow.
Northern lights litt all the rooftops,
Above our church on Christmas eve.
We had no wings,
But we sang like angels
Down on Incognito street .

Now theres lightning over Conway's bar
Its still 26 degrees.
We left all the windows open,
Still no hint of any breeze.
I swore that you were sleeping
til you said something about the heat.
Bet they're freezing back in Oslo
Down on Incognito street.