The Second Hand

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I see the old man acting like a fool He's running from the ambulance When he was a youngster he broke all the rules – And now he says that was just accident Always had the feeling he was going to die young So now he feels repentant; But the judge was progressive and the jury was hung He got a suspended sentence So he ran from his future, he ran from his past He ran from the desert of the hour-glass But the sea of time is a rising flood And he's swamped by the wave [Bridge] His arms go limp by his side He only came for the ride He thought he'd hold back the tide Canute [Saxophone Solo] [Verse 2] One eye on the main chance and one eye on the clock Oh, when did his brain go? And when does a veteran get to be a crock... No gold at the end of this rainbow! He always boxed clever with his shadowy hopes But now he's in trouble with his back on the ropes And the hands of time are bunched into fists: Yeah, he's out for the Count [Bridge] The sword has sunk in the lake And now he's watching dawn break And now he waits for the stake Dracul [Saxophone Solo] [Outro] This boy's a fool This fool's a man All men are ruled By the second hand