Wire - Lowdown lyrics

The time is too short but never too long To reach ahead, to project the image Which will in time become a concrete dream Another cigarette, another day From A to B, again avoiding C, D, and E 'Cause E is where you play the blues Avoiding a d**h is to win the game To avoid delegation, the big E Drowning in the big swim, rising to the surface The smell of you That's the lowdown That's the lowdown Drowning in the big swim, rising to the surface The smell of you That's the lowdown