Only a short moment agoWhile I was smoking a cigaretteNow
I'm in here without a ballpaperxxxxxxxxxxxNow, in my room,
I'm fairly boredBut I can't be xxx to...At the
week-end I wrote downAll the girls I could think ofI'm of
an arbitrary natureNot to sail slower than a snailAnd all at
once, the weekend officeDied in a cheer - I don't know
whereBut when it did, I saw you smileAs you closed the office
fileHow did you know I saw you?How could you see, did you feel
me?I can still rememberThe day our baby was conceived...It seems
like yesterdayI need you more than ever nowIt's nearly four,
and you want moreTell me how would you feel?Would you feel quite
so realIf you'd said 'Not today... Later'?Over,
up, over, up - down...Down, over, up, over - up...Living is
easy, here in New York StateYeah, but I wish I... were home
again... in West Dulwich...There are places and people that
I'm so glad to have seenYeah, but I miss the trees, and I
wish I were back home againThe sun shines here all summerIts
nice cause you can get quite brownYeah, but I miss the rain -
ticky-tacky-tickyAnd I wish I, wish I were home again - I wish,
a dish, I wish-a-dishLiving is easy here in New York StateAh,
but I wish I... were home againPeople drink each others'
winePlough each others' earthHoping for
companionshipLooking for rebirthPlant seeds in fresher plots of
earthBound up in concepts and dreamsAnd fears of worse things to
comeThey never doThey stay the sameMusic-making stillPerforms the
normal functionsBackground noise for peopleEating and thinking
and talking and drinkingBut that's all right with
usDon't think that we're complainingAfter all
it's only leisure time, isn't it?Now I can love her
eyes - see how the time fliesShe's learning to hate, but
it's just too late for meIt was the same with her mumShe
just wasn't enough for me(Well, who's complaining?)But
before this ceiling criesRemember that everybody dies!You can
almost see her eyes, is it me she despises or you?You're
awfully nice to me, and I'm sure you can see what her game
is...She sees you in her place, just as if it's a raceAnd
you're winning, winningShe just can't understand that
for me everything's just beginning...So before the penguin
fliesRemember that everybody lies...stands... runs... rushes...
walks... breathes... eats... needs... falls, and
dies!(Whoopee... It's all very true, isn't it... my
words?)