Dead Ringer by The Antiques Lyrics

You say you could have been a rock 'n' roll band singer
Could have crossed the street as a stone dead ringer
For an actor on the limelit stage
And you would long for an easy way to cross that gap
Yeah, you'd long for just a simple coat and hat to hang

Meanwhile, I'll sing my way through this song
Like I learned it round the fire
Yeah, I'll sing it like they taught me to
And bring it gently down the wire
And the quick rain will make its way to a new location
And the sensation expires as the clouds take shape

And the palm tree leaves fill up the street
The gutters full and the land leads to the current spoiled seat
And the sweater's wool irritates my skin
My arm, like an oar, pulls the dark through which we wade

But if we'd seen this road before
If we double take and hit the floor
Yeah, and if I'd seen you once before
I forgot your name, but your face is stored
Inside my head of good intentions
Yeah, it rains again, still I stand thin over my new black shoes
And I can't lose

So I'll cut to the chase

I'll give away the end

Our hearts race and no one wins
Say, if no one wins, then what the hell is this about?
All the checkered flags and bank accounts like newborn dreams

Just then someone close pointed to the sea
Said that change is all about, but that does not bother me
So we got high

Said if we'd seen this place before today
We'd want a way to get out
Oh, yeah, but everything is better now
And our minds are on the lookout
But if you stare in one place for too damn long
You'll forget about the place that you were once from
And why you left