Jon Fratelli – The Band Played Just For Me lyrics

[Verse 1: Jon Fratelli]
Waved goodbye on the other side then I said, "hello, why don't you ever leave me?" (oh)
She crossed the room then she tried to hide and said, "I told you once why don't you believe me?" (oh)
And the pink light shined knocked me blind I said, "would you mind if I tried to make this easy?"
She clenched her eyes and rolled her fists and wondered out loud what it takes to please me
But I was halfway to the door and in the street, the band was playing just for me

[Verse 2]
I once knew her like I knew me nobody could see how she could own me
In her room, I was petrified and tried my best to hide how she could use me
In neon signs a hundred feet high
No doubt left forever she would want me
And I was left in no such doubt that in that one sweet moment she would haunt me
And in my dreams and in my nightmares the band was there playing just for me

"I would die for you", she cried
I tried not to decide how I would leave her
There was nothing left to tell myself and wonder if I could believe her

[Outro]
No time to hide, no time to lie
No time to watch the world pass me by
No time to grin, no time to choose
No time to chase the ghost from my shoes
No time to win, no time to bawl, no time to creep
And no time to crawl

No time to sleep, no time to sin
No time to lose and nothing to win
No time for heroics, no time to feed
Nothing to confess or to concede
No time to save, no time for love
Sex was a curse sent from above
No time to cry, no time to explain
Nothing to scream and no one to blame
No time for silence, no time at all
No time to fail and nowhere to fall

No time to hide, no time to lie
No time to watch the world pass me by
No time to grin, no time to choose
No time to chase the ghost from my shoes
No time to sleep, no time to sin
No time to lose and no time to win