Left to My Own Devices (Live at The Royal Opera House, 2018)

Lyrics

[Spoken Intro] OK, we're going to do another old song-- but in a new version [Verse 1] I get out of bed at half past ten And phone up a friend who's a party animal Turn on the news and drink some tea Maybe if you're with me we'll do some shopping One day I'll read or learn to drive a car If you pass the test you can beat the rest But I don't like to compete or talk street, street, street I can pick up the best from the party animal [Chorus] I could leave you, say goodbye Or I could love you, if I try And I could And left to my own devices, I probably would Left to my own devices, I probably would [Verse 2] Pick up a brochure about the sun Learn to ignore what the photographer saw I was always told that you should join a club Stick with the gang if you want to belong I was a lonely boy, no strength, no joy In a world of my own at the back of the garden I didn't want to compete or play out on the street For in a secret life I was a roundhead general [Chorus] I could leave you, say goodbye Or I could love you, if I try And I could And left to my own devices, I probably would Left to my own devices, I probably would Oh, I would Yes I would Oh, I would [Bridge] I was faced with a choice at a difficult age Would I write a book or should I take to the stage? But in the back of my head I heard distant feet Ché Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat [Verse 3] It's not a crime when you look the way you do The way I like to picture you When I get home it's late at night I pour a drink and watch the fight Turn off the TV, look at a book Pick up the phone, fix some food Maybe I'll sit up all night and day Waiting for the minute I hear you say [Chorus] I could leave you, say goodbye Or I could love you, if I try And I could And left to my own devices, I probably would Come on, baby, say goodbye Or I could love you, if I tried And I could And left to my own devices, I probably would Left to my own devices, I probably would Come on, baby Oh, I would Yes I would Left to my own devices, I probably would [Spoken Outro] The Super dancers!