The Sergeant Says

The sergeant says you got to turn down the lights

It's the things you keep concealed that make you safe in the night

Not the stars

The sergeant says that if there's room at the top

He'll be sure to let you through to give the things that you've got

If you fit

We've been living on air, oh yeah

We've been living on air, oh yeah

The sergeant says that if you're nearing the phone

Will you kindly check transmission as the metres have gone

Out of phase

And i suggest that if you're thinking of her

Then the best thing you can do is to forget she exists

And get on

You've been living on air, oh yeah

You've been living on air

And she lives in her block or flat

She's always on her own

I try to get in touch with her

But she's not on the phone

And every path in you you lead

It's never where you are

The stars that blow into the night

Are never very far

And so i play the game of the gone insane

And the never-never-never-can-tells

And i try my best to get on through the test

Of the never-never-never-can-tells

I'm becoming aware, oh yeah

I'm becoming aware, oh yeah

So this may well be the last song i write

Cause i can't touch the truth when the words don't seem right

Well who cares

I leave you now with a silent salute

To the man dressed in armor who has stolen your youth

And your charm

We've been living on air, oh yeah

We've been living on air

And one day i will find a way

To save her from a plight

It may well take a million years

But she will see the light

Because i've had enough of the hootchie-coo

And the never-never-never-can-tells

Yeah i'm going back to the human zoo

To see if animals are relatives of mine

To see if animals are relatives of mine

To see if animals are relatives, if animals are relatives, if animals are relatives of mine