Richard Clapton

Everyone's dressed in their masquerade clothes Tryin' to look just that little bid bold Looking for

I'm estranged by circumstances Beyond my control Spent my life oh so futile Upon my father's

Seabird flying down so low It makes me restless watching you I'm chained down here to mundane goals

Wasting away in the zero zone I fell for you but I should have known You pass through these phases like

Watching the slow boats in the late afternoon Out on the edge of the wharf Madelaine sighs as life passes

I was turned out of Cafe Cologne As the sun came up the cock was crowing And the ground kept swaying

Down river from my memories, of all those summer years You come riding by on horseback crowned with tears

Janie, see how good the sky looks today I'll bet they're having fun up in Byron Bay All our friends,

Girls on the avenue, they're trying to get you in Strolling by with their rosebud smiles They're all