O Luck Outrageous

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's an old cathedral on Second Avenue Tightly pressed between two buildings The stained glass peeking past bodegas It is as you are to me: A thing of ancient beauty glowing among the pallor [Pre-Chorus] I walk by it and feel a heavy lightness rising in my shoes And every stranger is an angel for a second in ordinary glory ,singing: [Chorus] O luck outrageous O pain courageous O cheerful, fearful life [Verse 2] There's an old piano in Washington Square A baby grand upon the concrete Concertos for the bums and tourists It is as you are to me: A thing of ancient beauty ringing amidst the clamor [Pre-Chorus] I walk by it and feel a heavy lightness rising in my ear And every stranger is an angel for a second in ordinary glory, singing: [Chorus] O luck outrageous O pain courageous O cheerful, fearful life [Bridge] I descend to the subway as the local arrives And I hear the West Side Story minor seventh singing in the rails It is as we are to me, it is as we are to me: A broken, searching symphony A lover's plea for memory Ringing, singing: [Chorus] O luck outrageous O pain courageous O agile, fragile soul [Outro] O luck outrageous O love contagious O cheerful, fearful O cheerful, fearful O cheerful, fearful life