It wouldn't take a long time
To explain what lies between us
And it wouldn't take a genius

To work out what the scene is
It might just take a pilot
To give you a natural high

But you're sending off those bottle tops
For your free piece of mind
And are you just waving or drowning?

It's so hard to tell when you're so far away

Oh innocence has passed you by

A long long time ago
I was the fly upon your wall
And I saw what you know

Your !@$^ographic priestess left you for another guy
You frighten little children and you'll always wonder why
Always wonder why


The mercury is rising
And it's not all that surprising

In the land of milk and honey
Where you make big money
And it always keeps the rain off

And it always keeps you dry
But back home the people hate you
And you never did know why

But I think I'm going to tell you
Just give me fifty thousand lire for my thoughts


Oh innocence has passed you by
A long long time ago
I was the fly upon your wall

And I saw what you know
The supermarket checkout girl
Once smacked you in the eye

When you eat noone else does
But you always wonder why
Always wonder why


It would take a gunshot
Just to clear your head awhile

And after all this time
How can you stand there
Look at me and smile?


Now are you just waving or drowning?
It's so hard to tell with you so far away


Oh innocence has passed you by
A long long time ago

I was the fly upon your wall
And I saw what you know
Degeneration suits you, now I'm going home to cry

You won't be seeing me again
But you'll always wonder why
Always wonder why