ROY
Bad luck, bad times
It's telling him how to fight
And he saw the sixties and he watched them die
And he knows there's not much wrong, but there's even less right
And still he's dreaming of where the water is sweet
And the cops don't know his name
And there's not a click on the telephone line
And the nights don't need cocaine
It's hard to smile when you're worked to the bare
And your woman's run off with someone new
But he manages one and he says you look great
And he looks like death, but I say so do you
'Cause I know he's dreaming of where the water is sweet
And the cops don't know his name
And there's not a click on the telephone line
And the nights don't need cocaine
He works mighty hard for his dollar these days
But he's got a scheme to pull him ahead
But he goes and leaps into trouble like Errol Flynn
It's a wonder that he ain't dead
But I guess he's dreaming of where the water is sweet
And the cops don't know his name
And there's not a click on the telephone line
And the nights don't need
No the nights don't need
No the nights don't need cocaine
from One of These Days
©1981 CAPAC