Two Americans In Paris

Dashing up the stairs
 Following the signs
 I don't speak the language
 You lead
 But I'm not far behind
 The car is downstairs on the street
 In twenty minutes
 We must meet the driver
 To take us to the airport
 Fly home
 But you said
 "You must see the Mona Lisa
 Before we leave this place"
 Running breathless through the Louvre
 Foolish Americans race
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 Down another hall
 Up more marble steps
 I say, "Let's go right"
 I'm wrong
 We go left
 Another lengthy corridor
 Another flight of stairs
 We know she's here
 We're just not sure where
 You say
 "You must see the Mona Lisa
 You must see her face"
 Running breathless through the Louvre
 An impossible race
 We run the length of
 One more cavernous hall
 A knot of people has gathered
 Round a certain painting
 On that wall
 You push me toward the front
 Of the reverent crowd
 Yes it's her, I know that smile
 Can we leave now?
 But you whisper
 "Look at the Mona Lisa
 Look at that face"
 But I'm thinking
 Of the waiting cab
 And flying back home to the States
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 You hold me by the arm
 Say, "Count to twenty-five
 Oh, don't miss this opportunity
 It makes me feel alive"
 But I'm looking at my watch
 And I'm telling you that we must go
 But you can't release your grip
 You just shake your head, "No"
 "Look at the Mona Lisa
 Stare at that face
 I will do the counting for you
 Just stand here in place"
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 Un, deux, trois
 Quartre, cinq, six, sept
 Huite, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize
 Quartorze, quinze, seize, dixsept, dixhuite, dixneuf, vingt
 Vingt-de-un, vingt-deux, vingt-trois, vingt-quartre, vingt-cinq
 I saw the Mona Lisa
 I saw her face
 Running breathless through the Louvre
 Two Americans race
 Un, deux, trois
 Quartre, cinq, six, sept
 Huite, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize
 Quartorze, quinze, seize, dixsept, dixhuite, dixneuf, vingt
 Vingt-de-un, vingt-deux, vingt-trois, vingt-quartre, vingt-cinq
 Un, deux, trois
 Quartre, cinq, six, sept
 Quartorze, quinze, seize, dixsept, dixhuite, dixneuf, vingt
 Vingt-de-un, vingt-deux, vingt-trois, vingt-quartre, vingt-cinq