(M & L--Watkinson)
i see you there in your satin shirt / unfocussed eyes on the ceiling
fluorescent lips on a painted face / i think i know what you're feeling
this tightrope just begins to feel like home
when the wind comes rising from a desert storm
and all i know is that tonight i might / let go the line, let go the line
unwrap yourself for a starving man / come drown your thoughts if they bite you
turn off the world if it makes you hurt / i'm just a clown but i like you
i see you there in your satin shirt / unfocussed eyes on the ceiling
a trace of smile on a frozen face / i think i know what you're stealing
life has been likened to a poker deal
or a poor brief candle or a karmic wheel
and all i know is that tonight i might / let go the line, let go the lineI don't believe in first impressions
For just this once I hope that looks don't deceive
I ain't got time for true confessions
I've got to make the move right now
Got to meet that girl somehow
Get it right the first time
That's the main thing
I can't afford to let it pass
Get it right the next time
That's not the same thing
Gonna make the first time last.
I'm not much good at conversation
I never was too smooth at comin' on real strong
If all it takes is inspiration
Then I might have just what it takes
If I don't make no bad mistakes and I
Get it right the first time
That's the main thing
Can't afford to let it pass
Get it right the next time
That's not the same thing
Gonna make the first time last
I might find the courage yeah I might get up the nerve
But if my timing ain't just right what purpose would it serve?
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know how
To say those first few words
If I want to put myself in touch
The first few moments mean so much
So I suppose it's now or never
Before that woman walks right out of my life
Just let me pull myself together
I've got to give it one good try
Gotta take my chance tonight
Get it right the first time
That's the main thing
I can't afford to let it pass
Get it right the next time
That's not the same thing
Gonna make the first time last.