Big bad man's law doesn't carry much sway

When you come around here

You can still scratch my back

And I can still change sides

Don't carry no torch 'til you have it in type

That I'm doing okay

It's only one man's outlook

It could be one more lie



Look at it closely

Counterfeit mostly

Yesterday's brushwork

Using yesterday's paint

And everything that I believe

And every note that you receive

They're just vanities to you



Hear that Liverpool wind as I'm making my way

For the very last time

Is this a resurrection?

And do you really care?

I can't relish no kiss 'til I happen to hear

Your honeycomb nouns

Let you down so often

I'll do the same so often



Look at it closely

Counterfeit mostly

Yesterday's stories

It's the same all over the world

And everything that I believe

And every note that you receive

They're just vanities to you



Busy little bodies have a story to tell

Even if it goes against the grain

Tiny little seeds have got an ocean to swell

But who am I to rock the boat



And everything that I believe

And every note that you receive



Look at it closely

Counterfeit mostly

Yesterday's brushwork

Using yesterday's paint

Look at it closely

Counterfeit mostly

Yesterday's stories

It's the same all over the world