Credit: Peter Hammill
Date: 2009
Type: Studio
Length: 6:52
I don’t know if I’m cracking up
or just getting careless
is this room quite airless
just a minute listen
did you hear that knock on the door
I’m gonna have to write things down
before I forget them
I can’t find my glasses
I don’t know where I left them
so I can’t expect to get much on the visionary score
or did I say all that before
oh stop me if you’ve heard this one
before I get started
I can’t find my mobile
and I didn’t charge it
it’s a phantom target
if I call myself I’ll only get my voicemail once more
I wish that I could pin things down
before they escaped me
I can’t find my car keys
and it seems that lately
I have trouble even fitting them into the front door
or did I say all that before
oh stop me if I’m banging on
trying to grab your attention
I forget to mention
I can’t find my glasses
but I think I bent them
when I dropped them
as I scrabbled for my phone on the floor
it seems I can’t remember what I’m doing
although I flash that foolish grin
that seemed so winning when I came in
I’m beginning to see everything we’ve been
is going to be forgotten
it’s not a joke or did I say that all before I spoke
I can’t find myself what I’m looking for
and I’ve lost the thread or what I said before
