"The Sultan Of The Economic Cafe" lyrics

All of a sudden this city got so small
And I really don't like it at all
All these trends, and my friends, feels like my backyard
And the bartender's way too familiar

All of these once revered night spots are losing their charm
Even with her on my arm
In a taxi, it's full of people I know
Where can we go to find snow?

We stepped out the door, the air was too warm
The lingo we spoke was lacking in form
And all the main men got yellow at heart
We didn't stay together, we drifted apart

And I guess that's what we must have wanted
As I recall, none of us were retarded
Unless we were on drugs or in love

I visited the sultan of the economic cafe
And he told me today was the day
He was selling his shop, he was moving away
Back to his hometown in India

The image I had was of beggars all over the place
He told me this wasn't the case
He showed me a picture of his two best friends
And he said he felt nervous about seeing them again

When I stepped out the door
I felt kind of sad
I thought about the faces of pets I once had
I thought about beginnings, I thought about ends
And I thought about the sultan and his two best friends

I thought the sultan and I were quite similar
And I bet the bartenders over in India are familiar to him