The Beautiful South The Last Waltz / Loneliness song lyrics

Last Waltz/Loneliness

Don't feel bad if you wake up feeling suddenly old

More than realisation that you've let yourself be covered by mould

Age is not something you wrap up if you're feeling the cold

It's a laugh ten times harder at a joke eleven times told

Down to the churchyard, check out the vaults

Dig up the coffins, unscrew the bolts

No better reminder, no strong enough salts

To show this pitiful few that we've missed the last waltz

That we've missed the last waltz

Don't feel bad if you're feeling past you sell-by date

Like the roller coaster ride slowed down to a serious debate

Oh, the whether you tell them, you're ready or whether you wait

Does someone place a hand on your shoulder

And point the way to the gate

Down to the churchyard, check out the vaults

Dig up the coffins, unscrew the bolts

No better reminder, no strong enough salts

To show this pitiful few that we've missed the last waltz

That we've missed the last waltz

You don't count the birthdays 'til your out on your own

They come thicker and faster and too damn late to postpone

And wisdom's the last thing the scientists willing to clone

Science advances, maturity dances alone

Science advances, maturity dances alone

{male voice}

Solitude has only existed since overspill demanded a view

Finding a space has only been around since the invention of the bustling queue

Forcing everyone to be a loner if they didn't join the regular crew

And if you weren't in the in crowd you were cast away

So dont let them cast away you

{duo voice}

Tight-knit families are tight enough for stranglehold or turn of the screw

And the only reason we wanted out was the sort of crowd that 'ordinary' drew

{male voice}

Emptiness needs rowdiness, a reminder of why it's recluse

Rowdiness needs the gap emptiness leaves to wallow in glorious youth

{duo voice}

Tight-knit families are tight enough for stranglehold or turn of the screw

And the only reason we wanted out was the sort of crowd that 'ordinary' drew

So as long as Man Friday's gone by Saturday, you're sure to find the arguments stop

You dont need time no space no room, just a story of which they're no part

Why a gentle request to be left alone feels like a kick in their heart,

Why any hug lasting more than one second always seems your cue to depart

{Female Voice}

By all means be your own person, but they choose the time and the place.

Please feel free to do your own thing, but make sure its done at their pace.

Please feel free to do your own thing, but make sure its done at their pace.