T-Bone Burnett - Boomerang lyrics

Up in New York City

'Neath the bamboo trees

She was eating sushi

He was on his knees

He tried to say he loved her

But he could not win

She just fixed her lipstick

And kept ignoring him

She was headed for a crash

And it even hurt to laugh

Cause it ended with a bang

When it all came back like a boomerang

When it all came back like a boomerang

She went to a party

Where thieves and debutants

All talked in italics

With so much nonchalance

He was on the outside

Standing in the rain

He saw her through the window

He couldn't stand the pain

He was headed for a crash

And it even hurt to laugh

Cause it ended with a bang

When it all came back like a boomerang

When it all came back like a boomerang

She went up the staircase

With a sleazy Mideast guest

Who could not help staring

Through her flimsy cocktail dress

He broke into the bedroom

They put him on the spot

He took off his pistol

They never heard the shots

They were headed for a crash

And it even hurt to laugh

Cause it ended with a bang

When it all came back like a boomerang

When it all came back like a boomerang