Dave Peverett - Riff Bros. Music - ASCAP









I got a message from a girl in distress,

She was a prisoner in an apartment address.

But like a hero to the scene of the crime,

I lost my way and there was so little time.



Stood at a bus stop on a cold rainy day,

Tire through a puddle, threw some mud in my face.

No bus arrived so I just crawled into town,

I took my chances on the underground.



Subway station, wall to wall people, I couldn't squeeze onto a train.

In desperation, I looked for a taxi, but, oh, the searching was in vain.



Too late the hero, from ten down to zero.

Too late the hero, why did she say,