Stephen Stills - Love Story lyrics

I'm out on the street All alone by the newsstand The lady of leisure comes Tearin' by Almost knocking me down She turns at the corner And looking back Lets her eyes send the message I'm helpless alone And I'm goin' down Help me I need someone gentle to love me My life is a miserable comedy Of strangers Posing as friends I know they don't know Who I am Hurry it's time to make your move boy Hurry better get along with it soon boy Hurry there she goes Hurry she's out the door boy You know you can win the battle But you can lose The war Hurry are your feet glued to the pavement boy You know you can win the battle But you can lose The war Thought I saw a fox I did I saw a fox Amidst that sea of pride Running Let me call a hansom cab We'll both get in and then go for a ride Nowhere Nothing spoken I retreat Find the subway take a seat I let myself get in my way And let her get away I got off the train at the next stop And headed back uptown I knew I could find her She so needed a friend I found her alone in a doorway The tears in her eyes Said there's nothing that you can say I just need an ending I gave her a flower And got her to smile And asked her quite frankly Would she not prefer A beginning