The sea's changing The wind's fading And coalescing in a widescreen scope Ah, amen Words fail me The 'burbs hail me But in a way that I am glad to go Ah, amen The damp's rising And baptising and I was Goddamn waylaid by the cost of it all Ah, amen So far, so good But it's been a long while And I've since understood Just how you lived now that I am Older, wiser and I've Given up things myself like you Halle, hallelu Ball's flying The great's dying The boss at Goodison was a Kopite coach Halle, hallelu The mind's trailing The hand's flailing And tagaloa sighed And said: I don't know Halle, hallelu Birds flying And the state's lying And they built a highway through our neighbourhood Hallе, hallelu Halle, hallelujah, hallеlujah The truth was back home I was a part-timer and I Gave half my soul To every heart vice But I'm older and wiser And I've given up chances, yeah, like you Halle, hallelu Halle, hallelujah, hallelujah