The Wake (UK) - Melancholy Man lyrics

Some people say that I'm a melancholy man When all is said and done It's just the way I am The sun is blazing as I wander into town A long grey overcoat which trails along the ground And when I'm walking past the children in the park They stop their games, they shout my name And run behind my back If only they could see how happy I can be But sometimes they must look away Or so it seems to me I think I'll always be a melancholy man I know when all is said and done It's just the way I am But if you have the time Please listen while you can Does anybody understand? I'll always be a melancholy man The sky is blue today Here in your nowhere land And how are you today, my melancholy man? You saw us looking through a window of a bus We smiled at you but you didn't smile at us And when you're old and grey Your days are at an end You'll wish that you had someone who You could call a friend Yet only I can see how happy you can be Oh, sometimes they must look away Or so it seems to me I think I'll always be a melancholy man I know when all is said and done It's just the way I am But if you have the time Please listen while you can Does anybody understand? I'll always be a melancholy man When all is said and done, my melancholy man The sky is blue today, my melancholy man "And when no hope was left in sight On that starry, starry night You took your life as lovers often do But I could have told you, Vincent This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you" As beautiful as you, my melancholy man