Hello old lovers of mine, my little boy wishes
of fortune's kisses
Now dreams cast aside
In the fading light your crown of thorns
 [bad word] a halo of branching horns
And yet so beautiful

I see you gently swaying in a sea of seesaws
Slumming in the shack Tony built last year
I know you'll be holding court with jackdaws
Crying when nobody ever sees your tears
When no-one sees your tears

What used to fly us from here to the stratosphere
What became of our passion
Is there no-one who cares

Hear the soft minor key of the one time me
Still the acrobat with my heart on my sleeve
And it's so beautiful

I see you gently swaying in a sea of seesaws
Slumming in the shack Tony built last year
I know you'll be holding court with jackdaws
Crying when nobody ever sees your tears
When no-one sees your tears

Out back where the gates are closed
Like a pitiful skeleton pose
We held our first line of defence
Saw our likeness and it made no sense
Like toy soldiers in the muck and dirt
Salvation in your every word
Lost in the fray of everyday

I see you gently swaying in a sea of seesaws
Slumming in the shack Tony built last year
I know you'll be holding court with jackdaws
Crying when nobody ever sees your tears
When no-one sees your tears

You're still fighting, I see, like a modern day [bad word] Lee
Standing proud in this parody