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Beneath the stars there are the bars that serve the bitter drink. |
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The barman smiles at me, his wife she gives a secret wink. |
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They listen patiently to me, my story I unfold. |
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I see their faces change, the lights go dim, I'm losing hold. |
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I used to be a boy, my heart was young and supple then, |
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But now it's stony cold, I'm old and I could use a friend. |
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My world is not like yours, I come from somewhere long ago. |
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But now there's no way back, I'm lost and feeling so alone. |
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You can leave me in the air age if you like, |
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But I'd dearly love to go back to my own time. |
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Life in the air age, |
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Isn't all the brochures say. |
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Life in the air age, |
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It's too dangerous to stay. |
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Life in the air age, |
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Airships crashing every day into the bay. |
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Life in the air age, |
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It's all highways in the sky. |
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Life in the air age, |
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All the oceans have run dry. |
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Life in the air age, |
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It's grim enough to make a robot cry. |
