From the Difford & Tilbrook album
Arpeggios intro: You're on your own here!
VERSE:
You’re banging your drum
You blow your own trumpet
Your ship came in
And your fanfare sunk it
The tide has turned, our love’s gone forever, ever
I stand on the shore
As it floats down the river, river
CHORUS:
I had such hopes
I had such visions planned
The frames were shot
But now our future’s canned
I had my hopes so high they fell right down
I had my hopes so high they fell right down
VERSE:
I’m banging my head
You watch without malice
(You watch with no interest at all)
I bet all your friends
Compare this to “Dallas”
(I might as well talk to a brick wall)
So under the arm I feel the cold shoulder
So I’ll once again
have to play the wild rover
INSTRUMENTAL:
Do I need all this pressure
Do I bury my temper
I had my hopes so high they fell right down
I had my hopes so high they fell right down
(Ad lib vocals)
CODA:
(slow tempo to finish)