[Intro] A piano finds the harbor air, A little tune drifts everywhere. [Verse 1] October sun on Tuesday’s dock, We chased an old screen legend’s talk. Inside the café, brass lamps gleam, We toasted like we’d stepped into a dream. Then came the count when evening ran: Our circle had one missing friend. [Chorus] We’re lost in Casablanca, come what may, A piano turns the dusk to day. The melody lifts, the whole town sings, We’ll find our friends beyond the minarets’ wings. [Verse 2] We found the mosque beside the sea, White marble bright as memory. We left our shoes and stepped inside, The crowd rolled through like a turning tide. We looked again—the count was wrong, Two more had slipped beyond the throng. [Chorus] We’re lost in Casablanca, come what may, A piano turns the dusk to day. The melody lifts, the whole town sings, We’ll find our friends beyond the minarets’ wings. [Bridge] Ask by the fountain, ask by the gate, Leave a message; tell them we’ll wait. If they can hear us across the blue, The ship can leave—but we’ll save seats too. [Final Chorus] We’re lost in Casablanca, come what may, A piano turns the dusk to day. The melody lifts, the whole town sings, We’ll find our friends beyond the minarets’ wings. [Outro] The ship calls out, the gangway’s high, Three empty seats beneath the sky. Wherever you are, we’ll meet again— Here’s looking at you, old friends.
