Ultravox

Distant Smile

Ultravox


Sometimes I find I drift away 
Behind a distant smile 
Light years ago I think someone spoke 
Quizzical glances behind cigarette smoke 
She drew the curtains at the end of the day 
And then we laughed because the room sailed away

Fancy glitter in the summer arcades 
Then autumn leaves fall by a winter lane 
Piano echoes and the perfume still lingers 
But you fell through my fingers like sand

With a distant smile 
A distant smile 
A distant smile 
Somehow I always seem to be 
Adrift in other times with a distant smile 
(???) the sound of the streets 
The city's glittering like diamonds in heat 
Our secret destination, touch down in the haze 
As the cameraman pans away

Hey look, it's a long lost horizon 
Private oceans you can surface a sunrise in 
Hearts well ? dodging logic 
But nevertheless still permanently surprised

Behind a distant smile 
A distant smile 
A distant smile 
Somehow I always seem to be 
Adrift in other times behind a distant smile

You will see (?)