One winter evening in Chinatown
We walked in front of the windows
We found a store that smelled of the orient
We walked all evening
Your boots hurt our feet
The old Chinese looked at us
The rest of us smiled
The first snow fell on Chinatown
The streets are slippery, there was an accident
At the corner of St-Hubert and Jean Talon
On the stairs of your apartment
Your hand was trembling for your key
The neighbors next door were shouting
Everything then we entered
In your room we didn't light anything
Through the window we could see the snow falling
You asked me how long the winter was going to last
The first snow fell on Chinatown
At the corner of the boulevard and the 22nd
We found an abandoned tank
A winter evening in Chinatown
We walked in front of the windows
The next day the snow was gone, the next day the snow
The next day the snow was gone, the next day the snow
The next day the snow, the next day the snow ...