So it goes History shows Deserts must expand Camels sail like wooden ships Like women down the Strand There's sand on 2nd Avenue Wind blows like a train Taxis line up like a string of pearls Around the block again I remembered everything And every window pane Every word came back to me And I was Superman But then I saw your face across the street Through the tears of Hercules ♪ There's a bus that leaves at 8:15 And another one at 10 Should I climb aboard, risk everything And ride it to the end? Watch the hills like rollercoasters Up against the sky And wish that you were here by me So close that I could die You said, "Love wrecks everything And none of us survive" But I got over you tonight Inside this empty dive 'Til I saw your face across the street Through the tears of Hercules ♪ I remembered everything And every window pane Every word came back to me And I was Superman 'Til I saw your face across the street Through the tears of Hercules Through the tears of Hercules