Boomerang Lyrics - Singles - T Bone Burnett

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 could not stand the pain 

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 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 pulled 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 

When it all came back like a boomerang