Japanese Restaurant Song Lyrics - Live! The Loom's Desire - Laura Nyro

We went to a Japanese restaurant 

The dogs, the kids, and me 

Lose my cares 

In a cup of plum wine 

And salads from the sea 

We tripped into the calm little 

Room 

With the sliding paper walls 

Mom was wearin' her rose kimono 

She was waiting for the fall 

Just another night 

A day in the life 

Just another foreign film 

In black and white 

When you mess with them 

You're out of the realm of Zen 

When they put on their party 

Hats 

The cook cracked, yeah yeah yeah 

The cook, he told me 

"Children not exactly well 

Behaved" 

I said, "Well, you can't have it all" 

And really, who cares 

When the magic plum wine 

Is dancing on the paper walls? 

Then your lover shows up 

Puts a sweet hello on your lips 

And you're transported 

To the mist on the mountain 

Till everyone runs in for the kiss 

Don't you know 

It's just another night 

A day in the life 

Just another foreign film 

In black and white 

When you mess with them 

You're beyond the realm of Zen 

When they put on their party 

Hats 

The cook cracked, yeah yeah yeah 

Did that ever happen to you? 

As the wine descended 

My citizenship surrendered 

And I became a geisha 

I moved through the mystery 

Dark and content 

With an uppity feminist bent 

Mr. Cook, don't you save my life 

Don't you save my love 

I am quite contented, yes, sir 

The elders say 

Kids are grown and gone 

Someday 

So let's enjoy the adventure 

I'm sorry 

But it's just another night 

A day in the life 

Waitress, do you remember us? 

As you can see, the situation is still a little out of control, 

But I haven't had a cigarette—it's amazing—in five years. 

But you know, for five years, I've been very hungry. 

I'm sorry 

But it's just another night and day