He spends his time
~#**************#~
Or maybe half of his time
~#**************#~
Or part of the time wandering
~#**************#~
Around the creeks and cobble stones of Hackney lanes
~#**************#~
With a tear in his eye
~#**************#~
As the children walk by, hes thinking of a song
~#**************#~
And then stops to paint a picture of a frown
~#**************#~
Walking around
~#**************#~
[Verse 2]
~#**************#~
Dan Treacys smile
~#**************#~
Leaves you trying to decide
~#**************#~
Whos the victim, whats the crime?
~#**************#~
No rest for the mind thats seen it all before
~#**************#~
And I dont know where he lives
~#**************#~
But hes a myth of a man and Texas Bob the cameraman
~#**************#~
Is off to fix his suit before the show
~#**************#~
Yeah, but where did he go?
~#**************#~
[Bridge 1]
~#**************#~
To know when your times up
~#**************#~
You flip the glass and watch the hours quickening
~#**************#~
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
~#**************#~
In the back of the station
~#**************#~
Fluorescent lights about to quit their flickering
~#**************#~
Well, he speaks his mind, he says, “What is crime?”
~#**************#~
Dan Treacys eyes
~#**************#~
[Verse 3]
~#**************#~
In the middle of the park
~#**************#~
When the underground is dark
~#**************#~
Hes a poet, hes a lark
~#**************#~
He starts thinking about a place that no one knows
~#**************#~
And when the creeks run dry
~#**************#~
He stays frozen in time
~#**************#~
Strange lights in the sky start blinking
~#**************#~
I can see the car outside but hes listening, ooh
~#**************#~
Hes listening, ooh
~#**************#~
Hes listening, ah
~#**************#~
And hes making up his mind
~#**************#~
[Bridge 2]
~#**************#~
(He made his mind up) To get things done and overcome
~#**************#~
(He made his mind up) Yeah, hes gonna let it go
~#**************#~
(He made his mind up) In the park and at the station
~#**************#~
(He made his mind up) Yeah, hes gonna get it done
~#**************#~
(He made his mind up) Ooh yeah, hes gonna get it done
~#**************#~
(He made his mind up)
~#**************#~
[Bridge 3]
~#**************#~
Yeah, hes gonna let it go, ooh-ooh
~#**************#~
No matter the time, oh, oh
~#**************#~
When the creeps run by, oh no
~#**************#~
Hes making his mind up, oh, oh, oh, oh
~#**************#~
[Outro]
~#**************#~
Said, yeah, hes gonna get it done, whoa-oh
~#**************#~
Oh yeah, when the creeks run dry, whoa-oh
~#**************#~
Say, yeah, hes gonna listen to his soul
~#**************#~
Say, yeah, when the creeps walk by
~#**************#~
“Come here boy, look me in the eye”
~#**************#~
Bow to the heart, back to the beat of Dan Treacy
