Intro: Verse 1: I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home The mad arrangement of my days My descent into beige My final masquer-ade is slipping away Verse 2: Was I the one who took the shirt off your back The shine off your shoes Well never think you'd have to thank me for that You've nothing to lose And even though I rigged the game There must be someone else to blame Who can hang their head in shame Don't look at me Bridge: So that we could have a flutter on the better life You went and borrowed money from a poltergeist Intro: Verse 3: I never thought I'd be the one to leave you so well a-lone But bit by bit I find that I'm bound to be still bound for home The mad arrangement of my days My descent into beige My final masquer-ade is slipping away