Distant Smile

[Intro] Sometimes I find I drift away Behind a distant smile [Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] With a distant smile A distant smile A distant smile Somehow I always seem to be Adrift in other times with a distant smile [Verse 3] Hey copper, put the sound on the streets The city's glittering like diamonds in heat Our secret destination, touch down in the haze As the cameraman pans away [Verse 4] Hey look, it's a long lost horizon Private oceans you can surface a sunrise in Hearts well vandaled dodging logic But nevertheless still permanently surprised [Chorus] Behind a distant smile A distant smile A distant smile Somehow I always seem to be Adrift in other times behind a distant smile