thought i was saved down in new orleans til i picked up a quarter for 1979 stuck it in the back pocket of these jeans worn in boyfriend button down levis in a saints town i can't seem to figure out how to get around that i ain't movin' on threw the quarter in an old street case and i'll be damned he started playing our song six degrees of separation we're all over this damnation well im out of your reach geographically but you still find a way to get ahold of me and its six degrees of separation whoaa whoaa whoaa whoaa hailed a cab up in NYC saw an ad for a litigation lawyer on a bus stop bench sittin' waitin' for the red light to turn green smoke breakers flirtin' on the steps of mryl lynch hit the roosevelt took it to the 12 got a funny feeling as i put my key in the door never seen the likes of these city lights i swear to god well i been here before six degrees of separation we're all over this damnation well im out of your reach geographically but you still find a way to get ahold of me well its six degrees of separation whoaa whoaa whoaa whoaa well its six degrees of separation yeah its six degrees of separation thought that i was safe down in new orleans til i picked up a quarter from 1979