Mr. Zero Lyrics - Yardbirds

Diamonds of silvery rain in the fountains 

And ten-cent red roses from department store counters 

Watching the moonlight reflect off the river 

Beside where the trains cross the bridge and slow down 

Trains with white letters on black iron sides 

And white rushing water that all rolls away 

And Little Miss Someone does not want to stay 

Everyone's moving, with places to go 

And Mr Zero - he sadly stands still 

As the water goes one way, the train goes another 

Mr Zero stands still, and Miss Someone don't bother 

Yesterday's kiss will be cold by tomorrow 

As campfires of midnight dissolve in the darkness 

The room is deserted, the blinds have been drawn 

Little Miss Someone has packed up and gone 

Fast moving cars disappear down the highway 

With signs that say: "hitch-hikers: do not disturb" 

Mr Zero looks quietly up from the curb 

Morning has faded, and shadows have grown 

And Little Miss Someone is on her way home 

Mr Zero stands watching - her plane flies above 

And with frost-bitten hands waves goodbye to his love 

Walks through the park on a bright summer Sunday 

And tapestry kittens that hung on the wall 

They all die in the air like a soft minor chord 

A vacancy sign, and a bulletin board 

Mr Zero is wrapping his jacket around him 

Speaking kind words that should have been said long ago 

But Little Miss Someone does not want to know 

The night is deserted, there's dust on the shelf 

Mr Zero sits lonely and talks to himself 

It's too late to change, the fine line has been crossed 

The charades are all done, Mr Zero has lost