Frank Tovey - Crows Nest Blues lyrics

Well I was standing At the crossroads When I heard a siren Calling to me I covered my ears And sang out of key And prayed that that music Would just let me be But i was helpless Like a seventh son I couldn't resist you Cos you are the one You made me forget my naive ways You showed me that crime's not The only thing that pays You kept me awake for 19 days Dressed like a pantomime horse You put me out to graze Then a nagging feeling Came over me Of déja vu Of déja vu I was a sailor On the Aegean sea You we're a goddess Watching over me I was a warrior Not looking for peace But you sent me sideways To find a golden fleece You made me forget my Cretan myth You knocked the wind out of my sails And didn't even offer a lift You reduced my anger to just Another lovers tiff I know i wasn't the first But i don't think i was the fifth You've got one foot in Africa One foot in Spain Got to get back to England To get out of the rain And I can see right through you You're Colossus's daughter But it seems I'm stuck here In the Straits of Gibraltar Cupid gave me this arrow But if i only had a gun A love bullet might reach you Cos you are the one I'm tied to the mizzen sail But i think you know The cabin boy couldn't tie a sheep Shank so he tied a bow And if i wriggle enough The crows nest might let me go And the admiral's got no rollocks And he doesn't know how to row So now I'm standing At the crossroads And I hear a siren Calling to me I uncover my ears And join in the song And pray that that music Just goes on and on I know I'm helpless Like our only son We named him Oedipus Cos you are the one