Al Stewart - Carol lyrics

Sometimes it seems unimaginable That you were ever any other way With your white rose face and your orphan clothes Embroidered jeans and silver chains You're a well-known face in all the hangout places Where the lost souls congregate You sit all night but you talk too fast I don't know what you're trying to say Oh Carol, I think it's time for running for cover Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays I know your daddy said he'd talk to you But he never really found the time And your TV mother with her co*ktail eyes Could never really reach your mind So you fixed your star to a pa**ing dream And took a c**aine holiday Now the years flow 'round you in a muddy stream You need another place to stay Oh Carol, I think it's time for running for cover Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover You've got a one-way ticket for all your yesterdays Reach down, silvery ship from the stars, I know you're there I know you'll understand me, you can take me anywhere I know you must be there Sometimes it seems impossible That the game could get that rough But the stage is set, the exit's barred And the make-up won't come off So you make your bow to the balcony You light another cigarette And the lights grow dim as the music starts And it's easy to forget Oh Carol, I think it's time for running for cover Believe me, you're everyone's and nobody's lover You've got a one-way ticket to all your yesterdays Reach down, silvery ship from the stars, I know you're there I know you'll understand me, you can take me anywhere I know you must be there