I've come back this mornin' to where I first came alive 
 Here within this terminal where the buses arrive 
 I was a commuter on the 804 
 Work for a computer on the 19th floor and 
    You came down the aisle of the bus and you sat by my side 
 Shoulder up to shoulder we shared that 9 O' clock ride 
 Oh, my heart was screamin' as you left your seat 
 Followin' your movements I was at your feet and   
 Oh, down into the terminal both of us smiled 
 So we entered the terminal just as you smiled 
 "Won't you leave out work for today?" You ask of me then 
 So, I phoned in sick on the way to the home of a friend 
 We were all alone from 10 am till 3 
 Really thought the fire had gone out of me but   
 You awoke the sleep of my life from gray into red 
 Made the weary wonder of wall street rise from the dead 
 Could have held up budding my entire life 
 But I had to get home to the kids and the wife and 
 So, I left for the terminal where I began 
 Baby, no, I wouldn't have left if I'd been half a man   
 So here I am this morning where love had asked for the dance 
 Here within this terminal where I passed on a chance 
 Lord, I'll never find her though I've truly tried 
 Probably she's found another bus to ride and   
 I am now about to begin the last of my days 
 I'm within what others would call a terminal phase 
 I myself can only say it's livin' dead 
 Ridin' to the office with a song in my head that goes   
 La da da and you know it grows 
 La da da, oh, la da da, oh, la da da