Oh once upon
a midnight dearie
I woke with something
in my head
I couldn't escape the memory
of a phone call
and of what you said
Like a game show contestant
with a parting gift
I could not believe my eyes
When I saw through the voice
of a trusted friend
Who used to humor me
and tell me lies
Yeah heh
humor me and tell me lies
And I'll lie too
And say I don't mind
And as we seek
So shall we find
And when you're feeling open
I'll still be here
But not without a
certain degree of fear
Of what will be
with you and me
I still can see things hopefully
But you
Why you wanna
give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way
to speed things up
When all it does
is slow ho me down
Shake me and my confidence
'Bout a great many things
But I've been there
I can see it cower
Like a nervous magician
waiting in the wings
Of a bad play
where the hero's right
And nobody thinks
or expects too much
And Hollywood's calling
for the movie rights
Singing hey baby
Let's keep in touch
Hey baby let's keep in touch
But I want more than a touch
I want you to reach me
And show me all the things
That no one else can see
So what you feel
becomes mine as well
And soon if we're lucky
We'd be unable to tell
What's yours and mine
The fishing's fine
And it doesn't have to rhyme
So don't you feed me a line
But you
Why you wanna
give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way
to speed things up
When all it does
is slow ho me down
Tra la la bomba dear
This is the pilot speaking and
I've got some news for you
It seems my ship still stands
no matter what you drop
And there ain't a whole lot
that you can do
Oh sure
the banner may be torn
And the wind's gotten colder
Perhaps I've grown
a little cynical
But I know no matter
what the waitress brings
I shall drink it
and always be full
Yeah I will drink it
and always be full
Oh I like coffee and I like tea
But to be able to enter
a final plea
I still got this dream
that you just can't shake
I love you to the point
you can no longer take
Well all right okay
So be that way
I hope and pray that there's
something left to say
But you
Why you wanna
give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way
to speed things up
When all it does
is slow me down
Oh you
Why you wanna
give me a run-around
Is it a sure-fire way
to speed things up
When all it does
is slow ho me down