Images at Twilight
Album - 1979 - Debaser id 146464

You can say your winter tan
Is fading much too fast
And you can say that all your clothes
Are tailor made to last
You can say your Gucci shoes
They really have the shine
And you can say that all your plans
Are shaping up so nice
See them smile
See them smile
You can say with Jaguar
The rental's worth the style
You can say your lady friends
Are levelled by your smile
You can say your bank account
Is always on the rise
You can say on your TV
The colour's always fine
See them smile
See them smile
You can say there's things in life
That I don't understand
And you can say if I get stuck
You're glad to lend a hand
You can say your stance looks good
But I just have to grin
Did you say your credit card
Is wearing awfully thin
See them smile, they'll watch you spend your money
See them smile
You may just have to carry more change
See them smile, they love to take your money
See them smile
You may just have to carry more change

There was a man who thought
He could avoid all of the things
That stood up in his way
Friends would say that he should
Plan to spend more time
There's lots of trouble in a day
With just enough work
And a short line to a goal
He was so sure he could secure his place
He wanted a lot and was so
Quick to say how this small
World was unfair to its race
He'd spend his time, spends his time
Deciding routes with lines, routes with lines
There was no time, was no time
For corners in the lines, corners in lines
Your pathway grows dark
Was clear at the start
You're not!
You're not!
You're not alone
Your pathway grows dark
Was clear at the start
You're not!
You're not!
You're not alone
Not listening to the people we were close
There always seemed to be an easy way
The work was tiresome, a thing to avoid
Leaving lots of time so he could play
He'd spend his time, spend his time
Shortening lines, shortening lines
There was no time, there was no time
To spend too long on the line, long on the line
Your pathway grows dark
Was clear at the start
You're not!
You're not!
You're not alone
Your pathway grows dark
Was clear at the start
You're not!
You're not!
You're not alone

Once again he lays his pen down
And rubs his tired eyes
A few small words are all he needs
To help him win the prize
Sometimes he finds it so damn hard
There's so many different ways
To say exactly what he means
Within a simple phrase
[Chorus]
Take it or leave it
You're going to have to read between the lines
Take it or leave it
It's got to come out different every time
Take it or leave it
You're going to have to read between the lines
Take it or leave it
It's got to come out different every time
Taking time with every line
Being careful no to stray
It's easy to interpret this
A hundred different ways
Sometimes he finds it so damn hard
To be more clever than before
Yet knowing how to satisfy
He leaves you wanting more
[Repeat Chorus]