The first time I saw her

She was wearing scarves of white

That little spark between us

Took only seconds to ignite

And then it occured to me

But suddenly I was standing there alone

On the Spanish steps of Rome



I kept searching through the allies

Kept searching through the catacombes that night

I closed my eyes and threw a coin in the fountain

She was nowhere insight

I wandered through the holy city

Like a beggar beneath the moon lit dome

Near the Spanish steps of Rome



I heard a voice as I looked through my fingers

And saw the old monsigneur

He gave me his blessing and said to me:

"Don't try and please her"

And then I heard her singing like some diva

Parched upon her throne

On the Spanish steps of Rome



Now I know I should have listened

When he warned me - He warned me not to follow

I noticed that the statues eyes

Were all sunken and hollow

She let hose young wolves do their dirty deeds

While she lay inside her home

On the Spanish steps of Rome