The Stranglers Follow

A lot of us are standing in line
And you'll find that you're missing
What others thought you had all the time

And it's high, but you're reaching
The trees are getting harder to climb
So you try to begin there
'Cause life is such a wonderful slide

You're hanging around the day
You're fooling yourself with blame
You're taking it all to a future site
Hanging around today
God only knows what you're missing

Well, you know where you're going
And knowing is a comfortable fight
And your wish is pretending
To slightly move over the light

And you sigh at the rainbow
That's coming from the other side
It's a slide with a message
This trouble seems to give you some life

You're hanging around the day
You're fooling yourself with blame
You're taking it all to a future site
Hanging around today

You're hanging around the day
You're fooling yourself with blame
You're taking it all to a future site
Hanging around today

A lot of us are standing in line
And you'll find that you're missing