Who can it be knocking at my door?
Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more
Can't you see that it's late at night?
I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right
All I wish is to be alone
Stay away, don't you invade my home
Best off if you hang outside
Don't come in, I'll only run and hide
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor
If he hears, he'll knock all day
I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay
I've done no harm, I keep to myself
There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health
I like it here with my childhood friend
Here they come, those feelings again
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Is it the man come to take me away?
Why do they follow me?
It's not the future that I can see
It's just my fantasy
Yeah
Who? Who? Who?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Oh, oh, oh
Who can it be now?
Oh we oh
Who can it, who can it
Oh, who can it be now?
Oh, we, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more
Can't you see that it's late at night?
I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right
All I wish is to be alone
Stay away, don't you invade my home
Best off if you hang outside
Don't come in, I'll only run and hide
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor
If he hears, he'll knock all day
I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay
I've done no harm, I keep to myself
There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health
I like it here with my childhood friend
Here they come, those feelings again
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Is it the man come to take me away?
Why do they follow me?
It's not the future that I can see
It's just my fantasy
Yeah
Who? Who? Who?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Oh, oh, oh
Who can it be now?
Oh we oh
Who can it, who can it
Oh, who can it be now?
Oh, we, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
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It could also be self-reassurance or denial, which would go well with "There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health."
Bouts of par. schiz. would fit, as would manic-depressive attacks.
Then again, it could be about just a very shy man with reclusive tendencies or a bad past relationship.
PS - Colin Hay's solo acoustic version is great; much better than the original.
The following make it an 'abnormal' situation:
1) Nothing wrong with my state of mental health.
2) I like it here with my childhood friend (he is alone)
Children have 'imaginary friends', can this be his insanity?
No it cannot be, because whatever he is doing is illegal: Is it "the man" come to take me away".
1) Its not my furture that I can see (the consequenses)
2) Its just my fantasy (the consuming fire of the now)
Drugs? Porn? The list goes on... Something he 'felt' as a child...
The tension between sanity and insanity is what makes this song.
Masturbation...
due inproper misuse of drogs and alcohol.
Colin Hay is still one smashing bloke
though and he has been clean for a long
time now (just listen to the song
"I wish I was still drinking).
Still... this song is still jolly damn good.