Spanish Steps

The first time I saw her

She was wearing scarves of white

That little spark between us

Took only seconds to ignite

And then it occurred to me

But suddenly I was standing there alone

On the Spanish steps of Rome

I kept searching through the alleys

Searching through the Catacombs that night

I closed my eyes and threw a coin into the fountain

She was nowhere in sight

I wandered through the Holy City

Like a beggar beneath the moonlit dome

Near the Spanish steps of Rome

I heard a voice as I looked through my fingers

And saw the old Monseigneur

He gave me his blessing, but then he said to me

"Don't try and please her"

And then I heard her singing

Like some diva perched upon her throne

On the Spanish steps of Rome

Now I know I should have listened

When he warned me, he warned me not to follow

I noticed that the statue's eyes

Were all sunken and hollow

Well, she let those young wolves do their dirty deeds

While she lay inside her home

On the Spanish steps of Rome

On the Spanish steps of Rome