The Boomtown Rats - He Watches It All lyrics

He bought and sold a video Made a fortune in between A thousand well-known faces Pa**ed across that stupid screen He turned them down He never thought they had so much to say He watched those faces come and go Up close He saw the strain And he watches it all Yes he watches it all Someone broke into his house last night It's strange they didn't take a thing Someone broke into his house last night But still it feels like they took everything Home is where the head is Home is where the demons all come out to play Home is where you hide yourself at night And home is where you feel safe And still he watches it all He watches it all And it's small It all seems small Did you read it in the Sunday paper? The headline called him the 'Sailors Deacon' He fell in love with the lighthouse keeper Spends his time bringing home the beacon Huh He bought and sold a video Made a fortune in between