Carol

Sometimes it seems unimaginable

That you were ever any other way

With your white rose face and your orphan clothes

Embroidered jeans and silver chains

You're a well known face in all the hang-out places

Where the lost souls congregate

You sit all night, but you talk too fast

I don't know what you're trying to say

Oh Carol,

I think it's time for running for cover, a-ha

Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover, a-ha

You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays

I know your daddy said he'd talk to you

But he never really found the time

And your T

V mother with her cocktail eyes

Could never really reach your mind

So you fixed your star to a passing dream

And took a ******* holiday

Now the years flow round you in a muddy stream

And you need another place to stay.

Oh Carol,

I think it's time for running for cover, a-ha

Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover, a-ha

You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays

Reach down, silvery ship from the stars,

I know you're there

I know you'll understand me, you can take me anywhere

I know you must be there

Well, sometimes it seems impossible

That the game could get that rough

But the stage is set, the exit's barred

And the make-up won't come off

So you make your bow to the balcony

You light another cigarette

And the lights grow dim as the music starts

And it's easy to forget

Oh Carol,

I think it's time for running for cover, a-ha

Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover, a-ha

You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays

Reach down, silvery ship from the stars,

I know you're there

I know you'll understand me, you can take me anywhere

I know you must be there