Lloyd Cole - Woman In A Bar lyrics

Cole Idealised vision of a woman through a smokefilled twentieth century screenplay Advancing Towards protagonist with paperback and beer Manifestly failing to disappear Now that the children are asleep You want to play But you're so lazy She walks into the bar And there you are Still life watercolour Woman In A Window Considers role of kitchen sink drama queen Stage left - protagonist with cigarette and pen Considers form of racehorses, IBM Declining issues led advancing two to one In slow trading She walks into the bar And there you are No longer angry No longer young No longer driven to distraction Not even by Scarlett Johansson A few moving parts Need to be replaced The engine starts But only on Tuesdays but look at it this way - Now that the children are asleep You want to play But you're so lazy She walks into the bar And there you are Idealised vision of a woman through a smokefilled twentieth century screenplay Advancing Towards protagonist with paperback and beer Manifestly failing to disappear..