Life is easy, sitting in New York
Streets are loud so I never have to talk
Days are long so there's time to forget
Lift my eyes to the beautiful sunset

Keep my distance except when I want to
Feel the colour of what I learned about
As a boy in the glow of a screen
Set on leaving to make my life the dream

Fill my mouth with the language of others
Paint my skin with the shade of my lovers
Hide the cracks with the smiles that they see
Learn to be strong, and learn to be free

[Chorus]
And I know that to your eyes it seems like I'm alone
I know that where you are I feel too far from home
And I know I spend these days too far for you to share
But somewhere over the water, all my dreams are still in your care

[Verse 2]
Every year as we crawl to December
Count down the days till you think I remember
Where I am from, and the life that you gave me
If only you knew you were wrong

'Cos it's in the music, the words I've been singing
It's the colour that never washes out
It's the beat of this heart you've been missing
It's the taste of the things you're wishing for

Though my mouth moves in different directions
And my skin knows another's touch by now
All the cracks are as plain to see
But I learn to be strong, and learn to be free

[Chorus]

Life is good out here in New York I miss my friends, I miss the rain
But I catch a glimpse of you there in the rear view
Hear you laugh in the words that I say
I hope that you're OK
I hope that there's colour in all your days
And when I look out to the sea I hope that you're strong and I hope that you're free

[Chorus]
And I know that to your mind it seems like I'm alone
I know that where you are I feel to far from home
And I know I spend these days too far for you to share
But somewhere over the water all my dreams are still in your care

Life is easy over the water
Life is easy