My Buddy Valentine

[Verse 1]
I heard the birds flew off to fallout shelters
But years before, they were soaring eight miles high (Eight miles high)
I wondered why the winter seemed so sacred
And my February always made him cry (Made him cry)
I hear the desperation in your breathing
I see the resignation in your eyes
The joker and the preacher met in therapy
They did not understand why they were there
The preacher said, "You got to love your enemy"
And the joker said, "I know, but I don't care"
I saw you do your thing in San Francisco
With suicidal flowers in your hair

[Chorus]
Will you be my buddy valentine?
Will you be my winter party friend?
You can call me Joel and I'll call you Clementine
And I know you'll come and love me in the end

[Verse 2]
We'll buy ourselves a house up in the canyons
And watch the city shaking down below
We'll hitch a ride with Charlie and the Beach Boys
And take you where you never meant to go
The honeymoon apartment at the Chelsea
Or somewhere over Clearlake in the snow

[Chorus]
Will you be my buddy valentine?
Will you be my February friend?
You can call me Joel and I'll call you Clementine
And I know you'll come and love me in the end
Yes, I know you'll come and love me in the end