The Splendid Life Lyrics

In a single moment it was gone

I was in the back and you were driving

At first, I thought it vital that we won

Then I was relieved to be surviving

I always knew that getting there was fun

I wish it wasn't ruined by arriving

Oh, the splendid life, yes it's over

Oh, life in clover, that's all gone

Oh, the splendid life, yes it's over

What went wrong?

Your tracks they led me half way round the world

You left a trail of paperbacks behind you

You took some yarn and spun it through the maze

Only I was bothered to come find you

No matter all the bridges that you burned

You'll always have me here to remind you

Oh, the splendid life, yes it's over

Oh, life in clover, that's all gone

Oh, the splendid life, yes it's over

What went wrong?

Sometimes you'll kid yourself

Into believing it didn't exist

But it did, but it did

The verdict's in and there'll be no appeal

Check the papers, it's not April Fool's Day

I heard the crash before I heard the squeal

Now everywhere is turning into Safeway

If you don't believe that this is real

Just read the memo waiting in your in-tray

Oh, the splendid life, yes it's over

Oh, life in clover, that's all gone

Oh, the splendid life, yes it's over

What went wrong?