Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Understand lyrics

Harley Shall I begin from here to tell everything ? Relinquish honour in order to make it ring ? You'd have to make me promise You won't expect too much from this You'll just be happy with the gold that I bring We've been playing cat and mouse now for far too long I can't let it simmer and just go gruelling on I have to make my move I've still got so much to prove You can't imagine the life that I've had If I could put the words together If I could put the words together If I could put, put the words together You'd understand You've been a magnet stuck in my memory I'd hide if I could but I'm red in a yellow sea Consider me lost in aspic I'd give in but that's not my schtick You'll haunt me forever, I know that you will If I could put the words together If I could put the words together If I could put, put the words together You'd understand Shall I begin from here to tell everything ? Relinquish honour in order to make it ring ? You'd have to give me promise You won't expect too much from this You'll just be happy with the gold that I bring If I could put the words together If I could put the words together If I could only put the words together You'd understand If I could, if I could, if I could …