I made my selection from the lonely hit parade 

In the town where time stood still 

I was feeling very little pain 

Until some joker played "Almost Persuaded" 

Now every girl I see 

Looks so much prettier to me 

My faithfulness has faded 

And their looks established daggers 

And the conversation heated 

Since the boys had all been late 

I found them walking round defeated 

In the town where time stood still 



Somebody in charge must have pretended 

The future's been suspended 

And I say I don't want trouble 

But I find myself back in it 

In the town where time stood still 

I am the man of the minute 



Teach me to say "I love you" 

I'll teach you to say "You will do" 

In the town where time stood still 

A way that I can find a little girl 

To wind me up with all the usual spells 



There's nothing else to do but rearrange somebody's future 

And check your figures in the till 

The bar is full of girls just like the creature with the curse 

And the food is just like cabaret and vice versa 

In the town where time stood still 

Just as my heart went down sinking 

I found the town was shrinking 



And suddenly I saw her through the smoke and empty beers 

In the town where time stood still 

She might have well have waited years 



Now I suppose we did some things we used to do 

But no amount of darkness could ever turn her into you 



And so I woke up in the town where time stood still 

With a headache and a heartache 

And a handful of pills 

A welcome mat, a scandal rag and unpaid bills 



With her hand inside her handbag 

The sign says "please wait to be seated" 

I only want a cup of coffee 

I know you can't have your cake and eat it 

In the town where time stood still 



Did you hear the news today? 

It's all bad; they'll be howling after sunset 

With a headache and a heartache 

And an hour or two to kill 

I only wish we were together

In the town where time stood still (fade out)