song for dan treacy

he spends his time

or maybe half of his time

or part of the time wandering

'round the creeks and cobble stones of hackney lanes

with a tear in his eye

as the children walk by

he's thinking of a song

then stops to paint a picture of a frown

walking around

dan treacy's smile

leaves you trying to decide who's the victim

what's the crime?

no rest for the mind

that's seen it all before

and i don't know where he lives

but he's a myth of a man

and texas bob the cameraman

is off to fix his sit before the show

yeah

but where did he go?

to know when your time's up

you flip the glass and watch the hours quickening

oh oh oh oh oh

in the back of the station

fluorescent lights about to quit their flickering

well he speaks his mind

he says what is crime?"