Here i sit and watch the crowds go by
papa da papa papa yeah
but there's only one face i can see
if only they would understand
papa da papa papa yeah
i'd open the door and let him in

chorus:
how long can i hide, what i'm feeling inside
my love is a river, that's got to make its way into sea
this feeling can't hide, lord knows i've tried
beneath the surface
beneath the surface
I try, though i know i'm hanging on a string
papa da papa papa yeah
you're the only one thing on my mind
keeps floating to a distant shore
papa da papa papa yeah
as i go on denying myself
Chorus
Oh, keeps turning round in my mind
oh, round and round in my mind
Here i sit and watch the crowds go by
papa da papa papa yeah
but there's only one face i can see
Chorus x 2