I thought I would see you at least one more time

if only just to kiss you goodbye

oh but last night in all the confusion

you vanished like some kind of illusion

and I think I know why



chorus:

whenever somebody gets too near

you lose your nerve and disappear

how can I tell thats the reason

well Ive been pulling that same old trick for years

masters of the great escape are we

Houdini and you and me



I looked for you in vain up and down the halls

I hoped we would cross on the stairs

when I gave up and finally opened your door

I saw ropes and scarves on the floor

but you werent there



chorus



just when I thought Id found

a reason for holding my ground

life has to play a little joke

like making me go and pick

someone whose favourite trick

seems to be vanishing up in smoke



oh, Im feeling like Alice with the Cheshire cat

youre fading away as I stare

blink my eyes and youre gone now

but your smile hangs on and on in the empty air



chorus



magicians of the future will all agree

there was Houdini and you and me