Life In The Air-Age - Be Bop Deluxe

Beneath the stars there are the bars that serve the bitter drink

The barman smiles at me, his wife she gives a secret wink

They listen patiently to me, my story I unfold

I see their faces change, the lights go dim, I’m losing hold

I used to be a boy, my heart was young and supple then

But now it’s stony cold, I’m old and I could use a friend

My world is not like yours, I come from somewhere long ago

But now there’s no way back, I’m lost and feeling so alone

You can leave me in the air age if you like

But I’d dearly love to go back to my own time

Life in the air age

Isn’t all the brochures say

Life in the air age

It’s too dangerous to stay

Life in the air age

Airships crashing every day into the bay

Life in the air age

It’s all highways in the sky

Life in the air age

All the oceans have run dry

Life in the air age

It’s grim enough to make a robot cry