Fishing by lamplight visible from the express
24 minutes outside the purple lines
Her mother was involved with the guy from INXS
The miniseries got it wrong but she never told the press
I wish I could be more direct with what’s been on my mind
Let me explain, in Skittle Lane.
All the people at this party, they’ve got a lot of style
And their heads are turning subtly to take you in
Nothin’ too discreet in all the science of that smile
Now I can’t go back to Petersham, at least not for a while
There’s high heels in your handbag, I saw you put them in
Meet you on the last train to Skittle Lane.
“Spirit on the water,†I’m singing to you
In a vision of the future in my head
Hinting and exposing and regressing out and through
In the holographic winter of 2052
We’ll both still belong to others, and I’ll still picture you in bed
Nothing will have changed in Skittle Lane.
Campbell says to Olga, “Remind me what I did,
Though I’m just a stream of data, I have feelings.â€
Olga replies, “Though my heart is made of tin,
There’s a SIM card in your handbag, I saw you put it in.â€
I never seen this man of yours, I guess I never will
He’ll always be a concept to me
There will come a time when we will finally get to kiss
In the holographic autumn of 2053
And by that time still nothing will have changed
In Skittle Lane.