Irene

[Verse 1]

Hey Irene

Remember that club

Where you used to sing?

Red lampshades

In the booths

Men whispering untruths

Well, they

Tore it down in the spring

And I still remember your voice

I see the band playing

Up there on the stand

And all the smoke and the light

The music loud

And the faces in the crowd

[Bridge]

Was it a dream?

I heard that you moved out of range

Was it something you'd outgrown?

Needed something of your own

I guess, well, everyone’s entitled

To a change

[Verse 2]

The crowd has grown older too

But some of them

They still want a piece of you

They yearn for some golden age

The time of day

I first heard you from the stage

New Years Day

The snow is so thick

But everybody came

For the songs that you sang

The whole glittering shebang

Oh, I see it all

When I hear your name

Last night, I walked there again

The neon city always ageless and unsung

The bars spilled out to the street

The music loud

Different faces in the crowd

[Chorus]

Hey Irene

Where have you been?

Hey Irene

Oh, you're a queen

Hey Irene

Oh, where have you been?

[Instrumental Outro]