As I walk down Canal Street, I see the girls with the low-rise jeans But they do nothing to me 'Cause these are the streets where we used to be As I walk down Canal Street, I see the girls that could cover the magazines But they're just not my scene 'Cause these were the streets where we used to be Do you still smoke on the patio? Is your brother still in the hospital? Do you hear me crying out for you on the radio? I've got everything I thought I'd need now But I'm still smoking cigarettes on my couch And it kills my mom, but it brings me back to you And I try to go on dates But none of them are you, none of them are you And I look for girls with your traits But none of them are you, none of them are you Now I'm back in the city, and the lights are looking pretty for the holidays But all it does is bring me back to your face This time last year I was putting a tree up in your place Do you still smoke on the patio? Is your brother still in the hospital? Do you hear me crying out for you on the radio? I've got everything I thought I'd need now But I'm still smoking cigarettes on my couch And it kills my mom, but it brings me back to you And I try to go on dates But none of them are you, none of them are you And I look for girls with your traits But none of them are you, none of them are you Was I what you wanted Even for a little while? Ooh-ooh (even for a while) Ooh-ooh (oh-oh-oh) Ooh-ooh And I try to go on dates But none of them are you, none of them are you And I look for girls with your traits But none of them are you, none of them are you