Why do I have to stay here on the ground? It's overrated The city scape escapes you with a sound It's delineated I waited at the station for an hour But I won't make it You take off on an updraft by the tower And you overtake it Every moon that I see you on the rise You're drawn across the sky Now that ink has dried, and I can't tell you why Oh, Mimi, can you tell me there's an issue? I've seen it clouded all around you I hear you tell me there's an issue you've seen before Oh, Mimi, can you tell me there's an issue? I've seen it clouded all around you I hear you tell me there's an issue you've seen before I can't tell you why No, I can't tell you why Why do you have to stay here on the ground? It's overrated The city scape berates you with a sound It's delineated And no one here has even learned your name But they all claim it They saw you land and ran to do the same But they won't make it Every moon that I see you on the rise You're drawn across the sky Now that ink has dried, and I can't tell you why Oh, Mimi, can you tell me there's an issue? I've seen it clouded all around you I hear you tell me there's an issue you've seen before Oh, Mimi, can you tell me there's an issue? I've seen it clouded all around you I hear you tell me there's an issue you've seen before And I can't tell you why And I can't tell you why And I can't tell you why I can't tell you why ♪ Tell me there's an issue I've seen it clouded all around you I hear you tell me there's an issue you've seen before Oh, Mimi, can you tell me there's an issue? I've seen it clouded all around you I hear you tell me there's an issue you've seen before And I can't tell you why I can't tell you why