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| Pete Atkin sings
A Man Who's Been Around by Clive James and Pete Atkin, [Much more at www.peteatkin.com] |
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I've drunk the wines of life to the lees I knew the signs of life when they were trees I've seen it all as near as dammit Run the gauntlet and the gamut You're looking at a man who's been around I've hailed the kind, the true and the rare I've sailed to find the new like Baudelaire I've done the mad thing and the fun thing Done it all except the done thing You're smiling at a man who's been around So a kid like you is nothing new to me However pleased I seem to be to see you However keen I seem to be to please you Don't kid yourself you mean a thing to me I've seen the blazing young hit the top I've heard their praises sung and then they flop I've seen the weeping and the laughter Never needed looking after You're staring at a man who's been Through this before, get what I mean? You're dealing with a man who's been around So a kid like you is nothing new to me However pleased I seem to be to see you However keen I seem to be to please you Don't kid yourself you mean a thing to me I've watched a million things come to pass I've watched a string of kings put out to grass I've made the good scene and the bad scene I've even sung the mad scene You're smiling at a man who's been Through the fat times and the lean You're dealing with a man who's been around | |||||
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