French Kiss in Casablanca

French kiss in Casablanca
Left cheek, right cheek, oh là là

Casa-Voyageurs, ten to nine
Your train from Rabat was running late
I held the sign your cousin wrote
Your name spelled wrong in marker pen
You stepped down with a bag of msemen
Said, "Salut!" and leaned in close
Left cheek, right cheek, I forgot to breathe
I thought it meant what it didn't mean

Everybody does it here, you laughed
Two quick kisses, nothing more

French kiss in Casablanca (oh là là)
Two little kisses and I was gone
You said, "C'est rien, c'est la bise"
I said, "C'est tout," and I'm holding on

French kiss in Casablanca
Left cheek, right cheek, oh là là
La bise! (la bise)
La bise! (encore)

I showed you the Corniche all week
Your cousin watching three tables back
Every hello, every goodbye
Two little kisses and a heart attack
I practiced French on the tram at night
"Tu restes encore un jour?"
You corrected every word I said
Then answered, "Oui," and meant it too

French kiss in Casablanca (oh là là)
Two little kisses and I was gone
You said, "C'est rien, c'est la bise"
I said, "C'est tout," and I'm holding on

French kiss in Casablanca
Left cheek, right cheek, oh là là

Last platform, Friday, gate number two
I leaned in for the left cheek like I'm supposed to do
You turned your face, you broke the rule
And that one wasn't French at all

French kiss in Casablanca (oh là là)
One real kiss and the train can go
You said, "C'est rien, c'est la bise"
We both knew that one was not

French kiss in Casablanca
Left cheek, right cheek, oh là là

Oh là là
Casablanca