The night surrounds me I can't turn back the hands of time When I look around me My thoughts are of the lonely kind Such a game of high stakes We gambled
(Brooker / Reid) "All hands on deck, we've run afloat!" I heard the captain cry "Explore the ship, replace the cook: let no one leave alive!" Across
Remember when you felt it first? The bitter taste of love The hand that reached inside your purse The fist inside the glove Remember how it felt to be
(G.Brooker / K.Reid / R.Trower) Rings upon your fingers Bells upon your toes Ev'ry day's a game of chance Ev'ry body knows In the king's apartment Heavy
She's fuddled my fancy, she's muddled me good I've taken to drinking, and given up food I'm buying an island, somewhere in the sun I'll hide from the
Bought a souvenir in London Got to hide it from my mom Can't declare it at the Customs But I'll have to take it home Tried to keep it confidential But
(Brooker / Reid) We skipped the light fandango turned cartwheels 'cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick but the crowd called out for more The
About to die - the crowds applaud you About to die - they'll resurrect you Light a candle up in kingdom come Light the way for the saviour's son A candle
Chicken in the farmyard, there's an oven in your bin You're growing old with sorrow, you're growing fat with sin I was living in the graveyard, I was
(Brooker / Reid) My amazon six-triggered bride now searching for a place to hide still sees the truth quite easily but shrouds all else in mystery while
(Brooker / Reid) It's not that I'm so cheerful, though I'll always raise a smile and if at times my nonsense rhymes then I'll stand trial My friends
(Brooker / Reid) Outside the gates of Cerdes sits the two-pronged unicorn who plays at relaxation time a rhinestone flugelhorn whilst mermaids lace
(Brooker / Reid) Conquistador your stallion stands in need of company and like some angel's haloed brow you reek of purity I see your armour-plated
(Brooker / Fisher / Reid) Some say they will and some say they won't Some say they do and some say they don't Some say they shall and some say they
Psychiatrists and Lawyers destroying mankind Drivin' 'em crazy...and stealing 'em blind Bankers and Brokers ruling the world Storing the silver and hoarding
I was trying hard to win save the world and be the king I was out there in the race trying hard to force the pace Fool's gold fooled me too bright and
Ooh I need your love babe Guess you know it's true hope you need my love babe just like I need you hold me love me hold me love me I ain't got nothing
