Lyrics

[Spoken Intro: Nick Mason] Could I have eggs, sausage, chips & beans and a tea? [Acoustic Guitar Intro] [Verse 1: David Gilmour] So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell Blue skies from pain Can you tell a green field From a cold steel rail A smile from a veil Do you think you can tell? [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2: David Gilmour] Did they get you to trade Your heroes for ghosts Hot ashes for trees Hot air for a cool breeze Cold comfort for change Did you exchange A walk-on part in the war For a lead role in a cage? [Violin Solo] [Chorus: David Gilmour] How I wish, how I wish you were here We're just two lost souls, swimming in a fish bowl Year after year Running over the same old ground What have we found? The same old fears Wish you were here [Violin Outro]