to dissociating from the Here and Now, I don't know.) I think Paul, in this song, is content to remain in New York. There's a wistful quality to this song, but I don't think it's "sad." I don't think one would use "Doit 'n de doit..." in a sad song. After touring, and writing, and recording, with Art gone, he's "...got nothing to do today but smile." (Not that Paul wouldn't still write during this time alone, but you get my point.) And yes, Paul could also be smiling at memories he's shared with Art, etc., but mostly I think he's just perfectly content to be "in the moment"; to have a break, in New York, a city he loves. He's grateful. And I don't mean to intimate that Art was a burden for Paul. But I think Paul is expressing how he's at peace with the state of things between them. And if that also refers to the impending breakup, then so be it. "I know you've been eager to fly now..." surely has a double meaning. "...let your honesty shine" probably has a double meaning; partly referring to Art bringing honesty to his acting role in Catch-22, and partly referring to their honesty with each other about their desires for their respective musical futures. Paul's a New Yorker. And in youthful arrogance, maybe he and Art used to wax about how they're the only two people in NYC truly alive, I don't know. With Art gone to Mexico