I saw your face Through a cloud of smoke At the back of the bar Beneath a fat silver spider web Glinting in the light of a passing car I had an old joke A very old joke on my lips Peach skinned and poppies painted on my wrist And the city had never looked better than it looked in the rain In the darkness at noon You could never come to me too soon You could never come to me too soon Vodka and OJ Peanuts and cigarettes I saw you, Carly And I lost my breath Chips of ice Crunching in my teeth The time would come I knew it then When I would cling to you like a leech And the city had never looked better than it looked in the rain In the darkness at noon You could never come to me too soon You could never come to me too soon In airports, in hotels On beaches, in bedrooms In heated outdoor pools In churches, in cafes In forests, in mirrors In Humphrey Perkins high school In car parks, on rooftops Up in the branches of the mighty oak tree Listen to me call you, Carly Listen to me You could never come to me too soon You could never come to me too soon You could never come to me too soon You could never come to me too soon