Metamorphosis
Liner notes
By contrast to Meet The New Bloke, some of my friends made better decisions. I'm not sure about the power of love to make the world a better place, but it certainly improves the occasional morning.For the first time in ages, you smiled without tears
When you said you were fine, I believed you for the first time in years
You seemed six inches taller and your old clothes looked brand new
You said you'd found someone, and they're in love with you
And everybody's happy for you,
You've found the love we all hoped you'd find
Although I'm not sure if it's a shame
For the rest of mankind
It was kicking-out time in the Last Chance Saloon
You'd been out on the lash since the afternoon
They'd have gone for anyone, you were of the same mind
They offered you coffee, you politely declined
When they called in the morning you were sober,
They confessed to being a little hungover
And somehow they reminded you how to shine
And everybody's happy for you,
You've found the love we all hoped you'd find
Although I'm not sure if it's a shame
For the rest of mankind
On an overcast day in the middle of autumn
There were very few rays of sun, but somehow you caught them
As you unchained your bicycle from where you'd left it overnight
I'd swear that somewhere behind you a butterfly took flight
And everybody's happy for you, you've found the love we all hoped you'd find
Although I'm not sure if it's a shame for the rest of mankind