free like me

I want to meet you in the port of Amsterdam
Or any city open to the sea
I want to meet you with my wings spread in triumph
Overshadowing the timid girl I used to be

I will see you with eyes open
I will know you for a while
You'll have changed as much as I'm changing
We'll catch up and say goodbye

I want to meet in New York City
I will kiss you by the bridge in Central Park
We will talk about the music we've been listening to lately
Then we'll practice our own orchestral manoeuvres in the dark

I will see you with eyes open
I will know you for a while
You're the man I've loved since I met you
We'll catch up then say goodbye

Goodbye love until it comes again
Goodbye friend / Goodbye love
Goodbye love until we meet again
Goodbye friend / Goodbye love

I want to meet you in Helsinki
I want to kiss you in Beijing
I want to dive down to black coral reefs in New Zealand
And never ever wear a wedding ring

I will see you with eyes open
I will know you for a while
You'll have grown as much as I'm growing
And still be open as a child

Goodbye love until it comes again
Goodbye friend / Goodbye love
Goodbye love until we meet again
Goodbye friend / Goodbye love

I will walk alone
down cobbled streets in rural towns
in Ireland and Italy
and kiss the ones I like
I will sit in warm cafes
drink chocolat mit schlag ober
and amuse myself pretending I am Viennese
I will send you postcards soon
From everywhere I want to go
And not always say 'wishing you were here'
unless I think you'd like to be
and if you would perhaps you will
yes if you would I hope you will
go with me
sometimes
if you're free—like me