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I remember you well in the Musain Café,
you were talking so brave and so sweet,
making my head ache on a short lunch break,
while the barricades wait in the street.
Those were the reasons and that was Paris,
we were running for the revolution and liberty.
And that was called love for the students in song
probably still is for those of them left.
But you won’t get away, will you, E?
you’ll never turn your back on the crowd,
you won’t get away, I more than once heard you say,
I need you, I don't need you,
I need you, I don't need you,
and all of that jiving around.
I remember you well in the Musain Café
you were famous, your heart was a legend.
You told me again you preferred faithful men
but for me you would make an exception.
And clenching your fist for the ones like us
who are oppressed by the figures of monarchy,
you fixed yourself, you said, "Well, nevermind,
we are not free but we can have a revolution."
But you won’t get away, will you, E?
you’ll never turn your back on the crowd,
you won’t get away, I more than once heard you say,
I need you, I don't need you,
I need you, I don't need you,
and all of that jiving around.
I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best,
I can't keep track of each fallen robin.
I remember you well in the Musain Café,
that's all, I don't even think of you that often.