Let's walk on by, this time, this time
let's keep it right, just like it used to be
it's such a long and wasted ride
when you're on your own, when you're all alone
i throw a word in for the real men
hey driver man, hey cardboard man
on a cardboard scene you know it's never make-believe
now, do you believe in me?
and freedom's only what they strip away from you
you fight back
but what you gain is nothing like it
(chorus)
let's walk on by
it's a mellow song and i mean it well
so don't you trample me down!
cause it took a lot of nerve
for me to try and come across
let's do it, let's do it right
i tried, i tried so hard i could only fail
let's do it, let's do it right
Right now, right now
and don't you ever walk away from me
i'm gonna need you round for the rebound
i search myself for sheets of paper
some little stain, some little stain
and this is all conclusive evidence
everybody rise, i rest my case
(chorus)
Right now, right now
i find it hard being strong these days
i find it very hard, hard
and even harder in the night-time
when all these clouds come down
i find i'm very, very, hard to define
i could not be electric animal's, front-man
all distorted, all noise
and this is never, ever, my familiar voice
(chorus)