The first time I saw her 
I couldn´t be sure 
But the sin of impatience 
Said: "She´s just what you´re looking for" 
So I walked right up to her 
And with the part of me who talks 
I introduced myself as Frank 
From New York, New York 
She´s so hot 
She´s so cool 
I´m not 
I´m just a fool in love with darling Lorraine 

All my life I´ve been a wanderer 
Not really, I almost lived near my parents´ home 
Anyway Lorraine and I got married 
And the usual marriage stuff 
Then one day she says to me 
From out of the blue 
Frank, I´ve had enough 
Romance is a heartbreaker 
I´m not meant to be a homemaker 
And I´m tired of being darling Lorraine 

What- You don´t love me anymore? 
What- you´re walking out the door? 
What- you don´t like the way I chew? 
Hey let me tell you 
You´re not the woman that I wed 
You say you´re depressed but you´re not 
You just like to stay in bed 
I don´t need you darling Lorraine 
Darling Lorraine 
Lorraine 
I long for your love 

Financially speaking 
I guess I´m a washout 
Everybody´s sell and buy 
And sell and buy and 
And that´s what the whole thing´s all about 
If I had not been for Lorraine 
I´d have left here long ago 
I should have been a musician 
I love the piano 
She´s so light 
She´s so free 
I´m tight, well that´s me 
But I feel so good 
With darling Lorraine 

On Christmas morning Frank awakes 
To find Lorraine has made a stack of plumcakes 
They watch the television, husband and wife 
All afternoon "It´s a wonderful life" 

What- You don´t love me anymore? 
What- you´re walking out the door? 
What- you don´t like the way I chew? 
Hey let me tell you 
You´re not the woman that I wed 
Gimme my robe I´m going back to bed 
I´m sick to death of you Lorraine 

Darling Lorraine 
Lorraine 
Her hands like wood 
The doctor was smiling 
But the news wasn´t good 

Darling Lorraine 
Please don´t leave me yet 
I know you´re in pain 
Pain you can´t forget 
Your breathing is like an echo of our love 
Maybe I´ll go down to the corner store 
And buy us something sweet 
Here´s an extra blanket honey 
To wrap around your feet 
All the trees were washed with april rain 
And the moon in the meadow 
Took darling Lorraine