Bell Boy

Bell Boy (Album Version)

The beach is a place where a man can feel

He's the only soul in the world that's real

But I see a face coming through the haze

I remember him from those crazy days

Crazy days crazy days

Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces

Riding up in front of a hundred faces

I don't suppose you would remember me

But I used to follow you back in '63

I've got a good job and I'm newly born

You should see me dressed up in my uniform

I work in a hotel all gilt and flash

Remember the incomprehensible where the doors we smashed

Bell boy I've gotta get runnin' now

Bell boy keep my lip buttoned down

Bell boy carry this baggage out

Bell boy always running at someone's incomprehensible heel

You know how I feel

Always runnin' at someone's heel

Some nights I still sleep on the beach

Remember when stars were in reach

Then I wander in early to work

Spend my day lickin' boots for my perks

The beach is a place where a man can feel

He's the only soul in the world that's real

But I see a face comin' through the haze

I remember him from those crazy days

Crazy days crazy days crazy days crazy days

Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces

Riding up in front of a hundred faces

I don't suppose you would remember me

But I used to follow you back in '63

People often change but when I look in your eyes

You could learn a lot from a life like mine

The secret to me it ain't flown like a flag

I carry it behind this pretty little badge what says

Bell boy I gotta get runnin' now

Bell boy keep the lip buttoned down

Bell boy carry the bloody baggage out

Bell boy always runnin' at someone's heel

You know how I feel

Always runnin' at someone's heel