He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Conversations with you
Kept me out tonight
I've been so waiting for this
And contradictions all I have
Or is it you
I've lost all confidence
And how can you tell me
The way I should live my life
I'm always second best
To somebody else
And I am on
The train that's passing you by
See you running away
With your hand in mine
Is there anything that I can say
To change your mind
That you're holding in
Let you down in some way
Through this
Well I'm only one man
And how can you tell me
The way I should live my life
I'm always second best
To somebody else
And I am on
The train that's passing you by
See you running away
With your hand in mine
And I am on
The train that's passing you by
See you running away
With your hand in mine
And how can you tell me
The way I should live my life
I'm always second best
To somebody else
And I am on
The train that's passing you by
See you running away
With your hand in mine
And I am on
The train that's passing you by
See you running away
Kept me out tonight
I've been so waiting for this
And contradictions all I have
Or is it you
I've lost all confidence
And how can you tell me
The way I should live my life
I'm always second best
To somebody else
And I am on
The train that's passing you by
See you running away
With your hand in mine
Is there anything that I can say
To change your mind
That you're holding in
Let you down in some way
Through this
Well I'm only one man
And how can you tell me
The way I should live my life
I'm always second best
To somebody else
And I am on
The train that's passing you by
See you running away
With your hand in mine
And I am on
The train that's passing you by
See you running away
With your hand in mine
And how can you tell me
The way I should live my life
I'm always second best
To somebody else
And I am on
The train that's passing you by
See you running away
With your hand in mine
And I am on
The train that's passing you by
See you running away
Lyrics submitted by Wulfe87
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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