the alarm goes off

Now I know there's only so many ways
You can kill a man

The alarm goes off
6 'o'clock
So I roll over
And turn it off

The alarm goes off
7 'o'clock
Should I roll over?
Should I get up?

The alarm goes off

The alarm goes off
8 'o'clock
So I roll over
And turn it off

Sometimes I go to work
Sometimes I take the bus
Sometimes I have a coffee
Think of the two of us

Sometimes I go to work
Or maybe I'll take the train
And as I read the paper
I'll think of you again

And when I come home
When the day has finally stopped
I'll fall asleep
And dream of alarms going off

When I wake up
I'll be wiser than before
Now the alarm goes off
And I'm no longer sure

The alarm goes off
It's now 9 'o' clock
So I roll over
And I get up

And yes I go to work
And yes I take the bus
And I guess I had a coffee
And I think I thought of us

And so I do my work
And then I take the train
And as I read the paper
I think of you again

And soon we find ourselves
In a restaurant
It's not too expensive
Eat anything you want

And so we talk and talk
As if there was time to kill
But I'm just picking at my sleeve
And asking for the bill
(bill please)

And then I find myself on the train
Going home
Making eyes at the girl
On the other side

But I'm on this side
And I'm alone
Staring at strangers
Going home

And so you find yourself
On the train again
You're alone
Surrounded by people

Just like every single moment of the day
It's full of women and men and children
Women and men and children
So which one am I?

The alarm goes off
7 o'clock
Should I roll over?
Should I get up?

The alarm goes off
8 'o'clock
Should I roll over?
Should I get up?

The alarm goes off
I already know
Think I'll hide
Beneath my pillow

Is it a car alarm?
Is it a burglar alarm?
Is it a fire alarm?
Is it a smoke alarm?

Has anyone come to harm?
With your smoke alarm?

Should I get up?
And look at my watch?

Is it a fire alarm
Smoke alarm
Burglar alarm
Car alarm
Come to harm

The alarm goes off
And then I come home

Is it the pager?

Is it my watch?

Is it the mobile?

Is it the micro wave?

The alarm goes off
And then I come home

I come

Come

Home

The alarm goes off
And I roll over.

From the album 'boy band' 1998

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