[LEONA]
Someone woke up one incredible day
Had an idea and was prompted to say:
"Let's build a city; where should it be?
How about the middle of that sea?"

Someone drew plans like a set for a stage
Someone spilled colors all over the page
Then they built it, Cookie, you know why?
Just so Leona could come here and cry

[MAURO, spoken]
Lady, you want a guide?

[LEONA, spoken]
Can you take me to the Pensione Fioria?

[MAURO, spoken]
Sì, this way!

[LEONA]
Some people cry at hellos and farewells
Some people cry at nostalgia with bells
Some cry at weddings, some at the moon
I cry promptly Mondays at high noon
[MAURO, spoken]
Lady, this way!

[LEONA]
Some people cry at Vienna or Rome
This one is mine, Cookie, this one is home
Look, they even painted the damn sky
Just so Leona could come here and cry

[MAURO, spoken]
Lady, let's go! Lady! Lady, let's go! Lady, this way! Lady, let's go!

[LEONA]
Let's build a city; where should it be?
How about the middle of that sea?

[MAURO, spoken]
Lady, listen! Lady! Lady!

[VENICIAN MAN, spoken]
Hey, lady, look out, you're gonna fall in!

[MAURO, spoken]
Jump!

(Leona falls into the canal. People on the street of Venice laugh at her.)
[LEONA]
Some people cry when they see their old pals
Me, I'm a sucker for chimes and canals
Look, they even painted the damn sky
Just so Leona could come here
And stand like a lump, dripping wet with no shoes on
At noon on a Monday
And cry