I Want to Be Out on Your Balcony

You know where I want to be?

I want to be out on your balcony
I want to be standing there
Right up against the rail
Looking down on the city
And seeing it with you

I want to take in the world
And close my eyes
And make it go away

Being totally fine with that
Because I'll feel your arm
Pressed up lightly
Next to mine

I want to glance over at you
And see you want to kiss me
And want to kiss you too
And laugh a little bit
At how silly this is

How crazy to be up so high
And feel higher than that
Because of a light touch
And the catch of an eye

I want to hear a party going on behind us
And know we could be dancing
But instead we're here
Out on your balcony

We're talking about nothing
We have no semblance of intelligence
Because we're cold and nervous
And because we're aware of how late it is
And that if something's going to happen
It has to happen now

I think of casinos in Morocco
I think of cafes in Paris
I think of the streets of New York

And I look at you

And I want to be here
I want to be out on your balcony
And I don't want to be anywhere else

I can look down at everything
And look over at you
And I know what I want

I want to be cold
And have your sweater to put on
I want to be so close
I want that minute
Right before the kiss
To last until the sun comes up

I want to know that moment
When I'm not sure
But I'm sure
And I'm willing
To be sure
Of how unsure I am

I want to make absolutely no sense whatsoever

I want to fall in love
Miles above
The rest of the world

Then go inside
And help you
Do the dishes

I want to be out here
Out so far and up so high
I'm afraid if I fall
I'll never get back up

I want to live in this fear
Because my heart feels like a heart for once
And not like something
That just keeps me going

Say I can stay, okay?

Just say I can stay
Out here
With you